Light beam output from diamond-shaped total-internal reflection modes by using intracavity air gaps

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 17392-17400

  Fukushima, Takehiro ^a,b   Shinohara, Susumu ^a   Harayama, Takahisa ^a  

^a ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROCAVITIES; REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

INTRACAVITY AIR GAPS; LONGITUDINAL MODE SPACING; TOTAL-INTERNAL REFLECTION MODES;

LIGHT;

EID: 37149032756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.017392     Document Type: Article

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