Continuous wave operation of type-ll interband cascade lasers

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 177-180

  Bradshaw, J L ^a   Bruno, J D ^a   Pham, J T ^a   Wortman, D E ^a   Yang, R Q ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

INTERBAND CASCADE LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0034204960     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:20000299     Document Type: Article

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