Title :
Lasers get the green light
Author :
Stevenson, Richard
fDate :
3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2010.5421899
