Reduced optical scattering loss in vertical-cavity lasers using a thin (300 Å) oxide aperture

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 593-595

  Thibeault, B J ^a,b   Hegblom, E R ^a,b   Floyd, P D ^a,b   Naone, R ^b   Akulova, Y ^b   Coldren, L A ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b University of California at Santa Barbara   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; LIGHT SCATTERING; MIRRORS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

OPTICAL SCATTERING LOSS; THIN OXIDE APERTURE; VERTICAL CAVITY LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030150175     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.491549     Document Type: Article

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