850/940-nm VCSEL for optical communication and 3D sensing

Chih-Hsien Cheng; Chih-Chiang Shen; Hsuan-Yun Kao; Dan-Hua Hsieh; Huai-Yung Wang; Yen-Wei Yeh; Yun-Ting Lu; Sung-Wen Huang Chen; Cheng-Ting Tsai; Yu-Chieh Chi; Tsung Sheng Kao; Chao-Hsin Wu; Hao-Chung Kuo; Po-Tsung Lee; Gong-Ru Lin

doi:10.29026/oea.2018.180005

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