Vertical beam divergence of double-barrier multiquantum well (DBMQW) (AlGa)As heterostructure lasers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1514-1518

  Malag, A ^a   Mroziewicz, B ^b  

^a ukasiewicz Research Network Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

DOUBLE BARRIER MULTIQUANTUM WELL (DBMQW); HETEROSTRUCTURE LASERS; VERTICAL BEAM DIVERGENCE;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0030165617     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.511681     Document Type: Article

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