Sub-40 μA continuous-wave lasing in an oxidized vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with dielectric mirrors

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 974-976

  Huffaker, D L ^b   Graham, L A ^b   Deng, H ^b   Deppe, D G ^a  

^a IEEE

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LASER RESONATORS; LASER THEORY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OXIDATION; SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES;

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASING; DIELECTRIC MIRRORS; DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTORS; INTRACAVITY ABSORPTION; LOW BIAS CURRENT; LOW LOSS CAVITY DESIGN; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030213607     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.508708     Document Type: Article

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