Semiconductor amplifiers and lasers with tapered gain regions

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作者
Walpole, JN
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[1] Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington
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10.1007/BF00411298
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Semiconductor amplifiers and lasers with tapered gain regions provide the highest-brightness all-semiconductor sources of near infrared continuous wave (CW) power and have many useful applications. Simple models of these devices are described. Their applications, device performance and brightness limitations are reviewed.
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