Title :
The double heterostructure
Author :
Kroemer, Herbert
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
