Near-field photocurrent imaging of the optical mode profiles of semiconductor laser diodes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1463-1465

  Guenther, T ^a   Malyarchuk, V ^a   Tomm, J W ^a   Muller R ^a   Lienau, C ^a   Luft, J ^b  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH   (Germany)

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EID: 0035848152     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1342206     Document Type: Article

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