GaN based ultraviolet laser diodes

Jing Yang; Degang Zhao; Zongshun Liu; Yujie Huang; Baibin Wang; Xiaowei Wang; Yuheng Zhang; Zhenzhuo Zhang; Feng Liang; Lihong Duan; Hai Wang; Yongsheng Shi

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/45/1/011501

Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 45, Issue 1, 011501(2024)

GaN based ultraviolet laser diodes

Jing Yang¹, Degang Zhao^1,2、*, Zongshun Liu¹, Yujie Huang¹, Baibin Wang¹, Xiaowei Wang¹, Yuheng Zhang¹, Zhenzhuo Zhang¹, Feng Liang¹, Lihong Duan¹, Hai Wang¹, and Yongsheng Shi¹

Author Affiliations

¹State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China

²School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Received: Jun. 12, 2023

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Published Online: Mar. 13, 2024

The Author Email: Zhao Degang (DGZhao)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/45/1/011501

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