Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Ion Beams Enhance Optoelectronic Durability

by Oliver Graydon fibers.org News, 3 Aug 2005 A small Swedish firm believes that it has found a way to fabricate semiconductor lasers that can be driven at much higher temperatures and output powers than ever before, without failing. If the claim of Stockholm-based Comlase turns out to be true, it could have dramatic consequences in fields ranging from data storage and telecoms, to fibre pumping and laser welding. Read more