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When an engineer decides to use a semiconductor laser diode as a light source in an optical microsystem, one of her first tasks will be to determine its operating characteristics. Despite availability of data sheets, plots in manufacturer catalogues or vague assertions from colleagues concerning the characteristics, detailed optical and electrical measurement of the individual laser in question is essential for determining its behavior when ultimately installed in a system.
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Zappe, H. (2004). Laser Diode Characterization. In: Laser Diode Microsystems. Microtechnology and MEMS. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08249-2_5
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