• DocumentCode
    1428121
  • Title

    Lasers get the green light

  • Author

    Stevenson, Richard

  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    34
  • Lastpage
    39
  • Abstract
    The problem of stretching the emission wavelength toward green comes down to a single challenge: increasing the indium content in the indium gallium nitride quantum well while maintaining the material´s quality.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; display instrumentation; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser beams; quantum well lasers; wide band gap semiconductors; Al2O3; GaN; InGaN-GaN; compact green-light source; gallium nitride substrate; green light emitting lasers; indium gallium nitride; laser TV; laser beam characteristics; sapphire substrate; Ash; Costs; Displays; Laser modes; Medical treatment; Power lasers; Retina; Semiconductor lasers; TV; Telephony;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2010.5421899
  • Filename
    5421899