High efficiency AlGaInP-based 650 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

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Electron. Lett., vol. 37, no. 20, pp. 1222-1223 (2001).
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Abstract:
Record high continuous-wave output power of 3.1 mW and peak wall-plug efficiency of 14% at the wavelength of 650 nm have been achieved from oxide-confined AlGaInP/AlGaAs vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. At a wavelength of 657 nm laser emission is detected up to 60 °C.

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