Aperture dependent loss analysis in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 397-399

  Bond, Aaron E ^a   Dapkus, P Daniel ^a   O'Brien, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDES; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR LASERS; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0033116722     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.752527     Document Type: Article

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