Performance of deep ultraviolet laser diode based on well-type ladder electron barrier

Shiqin WEI; Yao WANG; Mengzhen WANG; Fang WANG; Junjie LIU; Yuhuai LIU

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461.2023.01.007

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