AlGaAs-InGaAs slab-coupled optical waveguide lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 289-298

  Donnelly, Joseph P ^a   Huang, Robin K ^a   Walpole, James N ^a,b   Missaggia, Leo J ^a   Harris, Chris T ^a   Plant, Jason J ^a   Bailey, Robert J ^a   Mull, Daniel E ^a   Goodhue, William D ^a   Turner, George W ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

High power diode lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Single mode semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE LASERS;

HIGH POWER LASERS;

EID: 0037321947     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.807200     Document Type: Article

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