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Surface Emitting Lasers

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Theory of Semiconductor Lasers

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Surface emitting laser is a semiconductor laser which emits the laser light in the vertical direction of the semiconductor crystal. Therefore, fabrication of two dimensional array system becomes possible. This type of laser is briefly explained.

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Yamada, M. (2014). Surface Emitting Lasers. In: Theory of Semiconductor Lasers. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 185. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54889-8_13

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