High Power Diode Laser Arrays

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 952-965

  Endriz, John G ^a   Vakili, Mitral ^a   Browder, Gerald S ^a   DeVito, Mark ^a   Haden, James M ^a   Harnagel, Gary L ^a   Plano, W E ^a   Sakamoto, Masamichi ^a   Welch, David F ^a   Willing, Steven ^a   Worland, D Philip ^a   Yao, Henry C ^a  

^a Spectra Diode Labs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASERS, SOLID STATE--OPTICAL PUMPING; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

DIODE LASER ARRAYS;

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0026854168     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.135214     Document Type: Article

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