Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 1, 0114003(2023)

Design Optimization of Mechanical Support Structures in Tunable Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers

Lü Jiagang1,2, Wei Li1、*, Yuxuan Qi1,2, Zhipeng Pan1,2, Li Zhong1, Suping Liu1, and Xiaoyu Ma1
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Engineering Research Center for Optoelectronic Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Lü Jiagang, Wei Li, Yuxuan Qi, Zhipeng Pan, Li Zhong, Suping Liu, Xiaoyu Ma. Design Optimization of Mechanical Support Structures in Tunable Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(1): 0114003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jun. 7, 2022

    Accepted: Jul. 11, 2022

    Published Online: Jan. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Li Wei (liwei66@semi.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS221271

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