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Buried tunnel contact junction AlGaAs-GaAs-InGaAs quantum well heterostructure lasers with oxide-defined lateral currents

Wierer et al., 1997

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18112059511336717983
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Wierer J
Evans P
Holonyak Jr N
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Applied physics letters

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Al x Ga 1− x As-GaAs-In y Ga 1− y As quantum well heterostructure (QWH) lasers with p+-n+ GaAs–In y Ga 1− y As reverse-biased tunnel junctions (hole sources) located in the upper cladding of standard lasers and in oxide-defined cavities (requiring lateral bias currents) are …
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