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Active zone<br />

Radiation<br />

hsl 2007 – Structure of imperfect materials – Epitaxy and interface defects<br />

Scheme of a laser diode<br />

Current<br />

Mirror face<br />

p doped<br />

n doped<br />

L<br />

w<br />

d<br />

Optically<br />

rough<br />

Population inversion at the<br />

p–n junction as the lasing<br />

condition (i. e. stimulated<br />

emission larger than optical<br />

absorption)<br />

Basic structure of a laser diode<br />

Optical resonator realized with<br />

the Fabry–Perot condition<br />

mλ = 2nL<br />

(m integer number, λ wavelength,<br />

n refraction index, L resonator<br />

length)<br />

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