High-power InAlGaAs-GaAs laser diode emitting near 731 nm

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1451-1453

  Emanuel, M A ^a   Skidmore, J A ^a   Jansen, M ^b,c   Nabiev, R ^b,c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Coherent Laser Group ^*  (United States)

^c IEEE

Author keywords

Laser biomedical applications; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; HIGH POWER LASERS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES;

TWO DIMENSIONAL CONTINUOUS WAVE (CW) ARRAYS;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0031275384     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.634705     Document Type: Article

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