Circular grating coupled DBR laser with integrated focusing outcoupler

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 416-418

  Kristjánsson, Sigurgeir ^a   Li, Ming ^a   Eriksson, Niklas ^a   Hagberg, Mats ^b   Killius, Karl Johan ^c   Larsson, Anders ^a,d  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SDL INC   (United States)

^c ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^d IEEE

Author keywords

Electron beam lithography; Gratings; Laser beam focusing; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; FABRICATION; FOCUSING; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SOLID STATE OSCILLATORS;

CIRCULAR FOCUSING GRATING COUPLER; DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR LASER; GRATING COUPLED SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0031118228     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.559373     Document Type: Article

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