Reduced threshold current density of GaN-based green laser diode by applying polarization doping p-cladding layer

Lingrong Jiang; Jianping Liu; Lei Hu; Liqun Zhang; Aiqin Tian; Wei Xiong; Xiaoyu Ren; Siyi Huang; Wei Zhou; Masao Ikeda; Hui Yang

doi:10.3788/COL202119.121404

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