Midinfrared "W" diode lasers with improved electrical characteristics

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 26, 2003, Pages 5374-5376

  Kim, M ^a   Bewley, W W ^a   Lindle, J R ^a   Kim, C S ^a   Vurgaftman, I ^a   Meyer, J R ^a   Kim, J G ^b   Martinelli, R U ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SARNOFF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON INJECTION; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES;

ALUMINA; CLADDING (COATING); COATINGS; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; CURRENT DENSITY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0942266954     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1637450     Document Type: Article

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