High spatial coherence vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser using a long monolithic cavity

Electronics Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-213

  Deppe, D G ^a   Huffaker, D L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Semiconductor junction lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; LASER RESONATORS; MIRRORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTION LASERS; TRANSVERSE MODE STRUCTURE; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030737240     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19970129     Document Type: Article

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