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Spontaneous Emission Control in Long Wavelength Semiconductor Micropost Lasers

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We present an investigation of the spontaneous emission control and lasing propeties of optically pumped long wavelength λ = 1.5μm semiconductor micropost lasers in the temperature range from 77 K to room temperature.

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Karlsson, A., Dechow, J., Streubel, K., Höijer, M., Albrecht, S. (1996). Spontaneous Emission Control in Long Wavelength Semiconductor Micropost Lasers. In: Rarity, J., Weisbuch, C. (eds) Microcavities and Photonic Bandgaps: Physics and Applications. NATO ASI Series, vol 324. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0313-5_35

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