Single-mode monolithic GaSb vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 15540-15546

  Sanchez, Dorian ^a   Cerutti, Laurent ^a   Tournié, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASERS; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

BRAGG MIRRORS; EFFECTIVE DIAMETER; LASER DEVICE; LASER EMISSION; LATERAL ETCHING; MODE-HOP-FREE; OPTICAL CONFINEMENT; SINGLE MODE; THRESHOLD CURRENTS; TUNABILITIES; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

GALLIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84863752718     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.015540     Document Type: Article

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