The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology of Japan, in collaboration with Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony), has developed the world's first practical ...

- Development of the world's first practical surface-emitting laser suitable for optical fiber communications systems. - Utilization of quantum dots as an optical gain medium, enabled by NICT's ...

In a first for the field, researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have reported a photopumped lasing from a buried dielectric ...

Quantum dots with precise crystal growth and advanced processing enable compact, energy-efficient, and cost-effective light sources for optical fiber communications. (Nanowerk News) The National ...

There are many different types of lasers in use today across a wide range of applications. While there are many types of well-known lasers, vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers often fall under the ...

With there being so many different types of lasers in use today, it is always best to understand the laser first, before discovering its applications – as the two areas are generally synonymous with ...

Since its inception, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of Edge-Emitting Laser (EEL) has been continuously breaking records, achieving a historic high efficiency of 85% at -50°C in 2006. Following ...

Optical communication technologies require large-capacity data transmission with minimal power consumption. Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) have attracted significant attention as a ...

Light can be produced and/or controlled electronically in a number of ways. Among the widely used of all the different types of semiconductor diodes are the Light Emitting Diodes or LEDs. It is a PN ...