Beam divergence and COD issues in double barrier separate confinement heterostructure laser diodes

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Technical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-173

  Malag A ^a  

^a ukasiewicz Research Network Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics   (Poland)

Author keywords

Beam divergence; COD; Heterostructure; High power; Laser diodes; Quantum efficiency; Threshold current

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTIONS; LASER BEAMS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

BEAM DIVERGENCE; CATASTROPHIC OPTICAL DAMAGE (COD); HIGH POWER; THRESHOLD CURRENT;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 23644440414     PISSN: 02397528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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