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vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser [¦vərd·i·kəl ‚kav·əd·ē ¦sər·fəs i‚mid·iŋ ′lā·zər] (optics) A very small semiconductor laser in which stacks of dielectric mirrors above and below the optically active region form the optical cavity, the active gain medium consists of one or more semiconductor quantum wells placed parallel to the mirrors at an antinode of the cavity resonance, and lasing light emission is from the surface of the semiconductor substrate, normal to the plane of the gain medium. Abbreviated VCSEL. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tokyo, Japan, Mar 7, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation today announced the successful development of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser ( Native semiconductor oxide layers are critical components of optoelectronic devices, such as vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers ( have created a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser ( |
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