The VCSEL Odyssey
Published on 1. May 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-1-5106-3714-6 (ISBN)
Description
Discover the history behind the semiconductor laser diode that has enabled so many of the modern optomechanical devices we enjoy - the vertical cavity surface emitting laser - and its creator, Kenichi Iga. Translated from the original Japanese edition, this book charts a course through the author's life and the evolution of the laser industry, exploring the scientific, economic, and personal developments that have occurred over the last sixty years.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bellingham
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-5106-3714-6 (9781510637146)
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Content
Everyone Uses Surface Emitting Lasers
Surface Emitting Lasers: From Horizontal to Vertical
My Research: Started from a Ruby Laser Experiment
The Very Beginning is the Most Important Part: Well Prepared, No Regret
The Birth of the Surface Emitting Laser: A Difficult Delivery
Bell Labs: Experiencing the Major League
Continuous Operation at Room Temperature: Mission Impossible
Special Research Fund and a Wavelength-Tunable Surface Emitting Laser
The Berlin Wall Collapse: The Great Research Competition in the 1990s
Surface Emitting Lasers of Various Wavelengths: Development of Basic Technology
Toward Industrialization and Big Innovation
The Internet and Smartphones: The Surface Emitting Lasers Within
Massively Parallel Photonics: The Dream Continues
Surface Emitting Laser Patent: Too Early
Laws of Making Opportunity
Executive Director of the Funding Agency and University President: For Science, Education, and Research
The 2013 Franklin Medal and the Bower Award and Prize
Surface Emitting Lasers: From Horizontal to Vertical
My Research: Started from a Ruby Laser Experiment
The Very Beginning is the Most Important Part: Well Prepared, No Regret
The Birth of the Surface Emitting Laser: A Difficult Delivery
Bell Labs: Experiencing the Major League
Continuous Operation at Room Temperature: Mission Impossible
Special Research Fund and a Wavelength-Tunable Surface Emitting Laser
The Berlin Wall Collapse: The Great Research Competition in the 1990s
Surface Emitting Lasers of Various Wavelengths: Development of Basic Technology
Toward Industrialization and Big Innovation
The Internet and Smartphones: The Surface Emitting Lasers Within
Massively Parallel Photonics: The Dream Continues
Surface Emitting Laser Patent: Too Early
Laws of Making Opportunity
Executive Director of the Funding Agency and University President: For Science, Education, and Research
The 2013 Franklin Medal and the Bower Award and Prize