Chinese Optics, Volume. 15, Issue 2, 187(2022)

Common failure modes and mechanisms in oxide vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Yu-qi ZHANG1,2, Zhi-yuan ZUO1, Qiang KAN3, and Jia ZHAO1,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Laser & Infrared System, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
  • 2Xiamen San 'An Integrated Circuit Co., LTD, Xiamen 361000, China
  • 3Institute of Semiconductors, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 4School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Review

    Received: Nov. 22, 2021

    Accepted: Dec. 24, 2021

    Published Online: Mar. 28, 2022

    The Author Email: Jia ZHAO (zhaojia@sdu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CO.EN.2021-0012

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