Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 8, 0801003(2024)

Optimization of Oxidation for Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Semiconductor Lasers

Zhongbiao Chen, Bifeng Cui*, Xiangrui Zheng, Chunpeng Yang, Bozhao Yan, Qing Wang, and Xinyu Gao
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  • Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Technology of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Information Technology,Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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    Zhongbiao Chen, Bifeng Cui, Xiangrui Zheng, Chunpeng Yang, Bozhao Yan, Qing Wang, Xinyu Gao. Optimization of Oxidation for Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Semiconductor Lasers[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(8): 0801003

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Nov. 1, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 4, 2024

    Published Online: Apr. 11, 2024

    The Author Email: Cui Bifeng (cbf@bjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL231351

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL231351

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