Low-divergence laser structures for cost-effective fiber coupling applications

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 571-576

  Gough, Oliver P ^a,b   Buckley, U ^c   Corbett, B ^c   Lambkin, J D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Chemistry   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITAXIAL GROWTH; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT EMISSION; MULTIMODE FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

CATASTROPHIC OPTICAL DAMAGE; LASER STRUCTURES; LOW DIVERGENCE EMISSION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0034217260     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.883370     Document Type: Article

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