Design and realization of a 1.55-μm patterned vertical cavity surface emitting laser with lattice-mismatched mirror layers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2595-2604

  Gebretsadik, Herte ^a,c   Qasaimeh, Omar ^a   Jiang, Hongtao ^a   Bhattacharya, Pallab ^a   Caneau, Catherine ^b   Bhat, Rajaram ^b  

^a University of Michigan   (United States)

^b Corning Inc ^*  (United States)

^c NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT MODULATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTORS (DBR); VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0033346860     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.809682     Document Type: Article

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