Spin-controlled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Advances in Optical Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gerhardt, Nils C ^a   Hofmann, Martin R ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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EID: 84859716888     PISSN: 16876393     EISSN: 16876407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/268949     Document Type: Review

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