Laser Technology, Volume. 48, Issue 6, 777(2024)

Advances in thermal design of vertical cavity surface emitting laser array

JIN Dongyue, HONG Fulin, ZHANG Wanrong, ZHANG Hongyuan, WANG Yihua, WANG Huanzhe, WANG Kaiyao, and GUAN Baolu*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Information Science and Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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    JIN Dongyue, HONG Fulin, ZHANG Wanrong, ZHANG Hongyuan, WANG Yihua, WANG Huanzhe, WANG Kaiyao, GUAN Baolu. Advances in thermal design of vertical cavity surface emitting laser array[J]. Laser Technology, 2024, 48(6): 777

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    Received: Jan. 4, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 13, 2025

    Published Online: Feb. 13, 2025

    The Author Email: GUAN Baolu (gbl@bjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.7510/jgjs.issn.1001-3806.2024.06.002

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