The Blue Laser Diode
GaN Based Light Emitters and Lasers
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 12. February 1997
Book
Hardback
XVI, 343 pages
978-3-540-61590-3 (ISBN)
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Description
In 1993, the author, Shuji Nakamura developed the first commercially available blue and green light-emitting diodes. Now he has made the most important breakthrough in solid state laser techniques to date - the first blue semiconductor laser based on GaN. Here, Dr. Nakamura discusses the physical concept and basic manufacturing technology of these new blue light-emitting and laser diodes. he shows how this represents a new era in commercial applications for semiconductors, including displays, road and railway signalling, lighting, scanners, optical data storage, and much more. Moreover, Nakamura provides fascinating background information on the extraordinary realisation of an extremely successful concept of research and development. Of interest to researchers as well as engineers.
Reviews / Votes
"...will be lapped up by semiconductor specialists keen to know more." - Bob Johnstone in New Scientist"...a very coherent and extremely useful synthesis...A must have for students and researchers in the field." - The Materials Research Society
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Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
13
70 s/w Abbildungen, 49 s/w Tabellen, 13 farbige Abbildungen
236 b&w figures, 10 colour figures, 49 tables
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
720 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-61590-3 (9783540615903)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-03462-0
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Content
1. Introduction.- 2. Background.- 3. Physics of Gallium Nitride and Related Compounds.- 4. GaN Growth.- 5. p-Type GaN Obtained by Electron Beam Irradiation.- 6. n-Type GaN.- 7. p-Type GaN.- 8. InGaN.- 9. Zn and Si Co-Doped InGaN/AlGaN Double-Heterostructure Blue and Blue-Green LEDs.- 10. InGaN Single-Quantum-Well LEDs.- 11. Room-Temperature Pulsed Operation of Laser Diodes.- 12. Emission Mechanisms of LEDs and LDs.- 13. Room Temperature CW Operation of InGaN MQW LDs.- 14. Latest Results: Lasers with Self-Organized InGaN Quantum Dots.- 15. Conclusions.- A. Biographies.- A.1 Shuji Nakamura.- A.2 Gerhard Fasol.- References.