Title :
Semiconductor lasers
Author :
Nathan, Marshall I.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N. Y.
Abstract :
This paper is a review of semiconductor laser work. The principles of operation are discussed. The stress is on work since early 1964. The present state-of-the-art in GaAs junction lasers is described.
Keywords :
Electron emission; Gallium arsenide; Laser transitions; Optical materials; Photonic crystals; Probability; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor materials; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1966.5115
