Optical design of InAlGaAs low-loss tunnel-junction apertures for long-wavelength vertical-cavity lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 494-499

  Feezell, D ^a   Buell, D A ^b   Lofgreen, D ^c   Mehta, M ^d   Coldren, L A ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b CRHEA CNRS   (France)

^c RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aperture; InAlGaAs; InP based; Long wavelength; Semiconductor laser processing; Semiconductor lasers; Tunnel junction; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs)

Indexed keywords

INALGAAS; INP; LONG WAVELENGTH; SEMICONDUCTOR LASER PROCESSING; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

LASERS; OPTICAL DESIGN; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; WIND TUNNELS;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 34247496815     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.874007     Document Type: Article

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