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Method of measuring the astigmatic distance of laser diodes

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A modification that simplifies the measurement procedure is presented for a microscopic method of measuring the astigmatic distance of laser diodes. The errors of the proposed method are estimated and results are presented of measurements of the astigmatic distance of the commercial laser diodes of type ILPN-102, ILPN-205, and ILPN-210, as well as of laboratory specimens with ridge waveguides.

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  1. V. L. Velichanskii
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Quantum Radiophysics Division, Kuibyshev Branch. Translation of Preprint No. 198, Lebedev Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, 1990.

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Velichanskii, V.L., Zibrov, A.S., Kotova, S.P. et al. Method of measuring the astigmatic distance of laser diodes. J Russ Laser Res 12, 341–352 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01120374

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