Research Progress in High-Brightness Blue Laser Diodes

Lixin Zhong; Linhui Guo; Pengfei Xie; Zubin Qin; Quanwei Jiang; Hao Tan; Tangyou Sun; Songxin Gao; Deyong Wu; Chun Tang

doi:10.3788/LOP242281

Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 13, 1300003(2025)

Research Progress in High-Brightness Blue Laser Diodes

Lixin Zhong^1,2, Linhui Guo^2,3,4、*, Pengfei Xie^2,4, Zubin Qin^1,2, Quanwei Jiang^2,4, Hao Tan^2,4, Tangyou Sun^1、**, Songxin Gao^2,4, Deyong Wu^2,4, and Chun Tang^2,4

Author Affiliations

¹School of Information and Communication, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, Guangxi , China

²Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, Sichuan , China

³Gradute School, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621999, Sichuan , China

⁴National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Laser and High Power Microwave, Mianyang 621900, Sichuan , China

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