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19 May 1989 Visible Semiconductor Lasers
D. P. Bour
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Proceedings Volume 1078, Optical Data Storage Topical Meeting; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.952743
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Abstract
Short-wavelength semiconductor lasers will potentially lead to major improvements in the performance of optical data storage systems. The various approaches to making visible semiconductor lasers are reviewed, including II-VI and III-V compound semiconductor lasers, and frequency-doubled infrared lasers. Although it is anticipated that diode lasers constructed from II-VI compounds will become important in the future, high-performance diode lasers of AlGaInP, a high-bandgap III-V alloy, are presently available. Lasing wavelength is 650nm<2.<680nm, and typical threshold current densities are 1-3 kλ/cm2. Recent advances in the growth of quantum well device structures have resulted in significant performance improvements.
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D. P. Bour "Visible Semiconductor Lasers", Proc. SPIE 1078, Optical Data Storage Topical Meeting, (19 May 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.952743
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KEYWORDS
Quantum wells

Semiconductor lasers

Waveguides

Cladding

Optical storage

Aluminum

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