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The text before you addresses the physics and technology of laser diodes with a focus on their use in optical microsystems. Before beginning the technical discussion, it may be of edifying value to consider the laser diode in its historical and applications context. We thus begin with a brief laser diode history and an equally brief overview of some of the microsystem applications in which the semiconductor laser is currently playing an essential role.
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Zappe, H. (2004). Introduction. In: Laser Diode Microsystems. Microtechnology and MEMS. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08249-2_1
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