One- and two-dimensional coherently coupled implant-defined vertical-cavity laser arrays

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 1421-1423

  Lehman, Ann C ^a,b   Choquette, Kent D ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent arrays; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; ION IMPLANTATION; ONE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

COHERENT ARRAYS; IN-PHASE COUPLING;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 34548655260     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.903503     Document Type: Article

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