High reflectivity metallic mirror coatings for mid-infrared (λ ≈ 9 μm) unipolar semiconductor lasers

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1312-1316

  Page, Hideaki ^a   Collot, P ^a   De Rossi, A ^a   Ortiz, V ^a   Sirtori, C ^a  

^a THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNIQUES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INFRARED RADIATION; METALS; PELTIER EFFECT; REFLECTION;

FACET COATINGS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0036901815     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/17/12/317     Document Type: Article

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