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Recent advances and important issues in vertical-cavity lasers

Coldren et al., 1997

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4060873814797307992
Author
Coldren L
Hegblom E
Strzelecka E
Ko J
Akulova Y
Thibeault B
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Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

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The rapid pace of advances in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) has continued over the past couple of years. The widespread use of dielectric apertures formed primarily by lateral oxidation has provided much lower cavity losses, and this has enables a …
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