Abstract
Today over 98% of all lasers sold in the world are semiconductor laser diodes. With applications multiplying daily, these devices promise to do for optics what the transistor did for electronics. In order to successfully apply laser diodes, a good understanding of their operating characteristics is essential.
© 1991 Optical Society of America
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