Future of group-III nitride semiconductor green laser diodes [Invited]

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Ohta, Hiroaki ^a   DenBaars, Steven P ^a   Nakamura, Shuji ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS; NITRIDES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH;

GREEN EMISSIONS; GREEN LASER; GROUP III NITRIDES; INGAN QUANTUM WELLS; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; MATERIAL QUALITY; NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; RESEARCH GROUPS; WALLPLUG EFFICIENCY;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

EID: 78149381425     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.000B45     Document Type: Article

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