DocumentCode
1669442
Title
The double heterostructure
Author
Kroemer, Herbert
Author_Institution
ECE Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
The talk presents the initial evolution of the heterostructure idea in the years 1954-1963. Originally proposed for improving bipolar transistors, heterostructures made it possible to achieve cw laser at room temperature.
Keywords
bipolar transistors; semiconductor lasers; AD 1954 to 1963; bipolar transistors; cw laser; double heterostructure; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Abstracts; Charge carrier processes; Educational institutions; Laser modes; Lattices; Materials; Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326259
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