Long-wavelength (λ = 10 μm) quadrupolar-shaped GaAs-AlGaAs microlasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 458-464

  Gianordoli, S ^a   Hvozdara, L ^a   Strasser, G ^a   Schrenk, W ^a   Faist, J ^b   Gornik, E ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Universite de Neuchatel Institut de Physique   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; CURRENT DENSITY; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER RESONATORS; MIRRORS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

MICROLASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0033889841     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.831022     Document Type: Article

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