It's the current you have to inject into the device so that the gain inside it is equal to the losses due to absorption and scattering of the light generated. When you have reached this amount of gain, then lasing can start to occur.
construction and working of semiconductor laser
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LEDs, known as light emitting diodes, are comprised of two lead semiconductor light sources. Laser transmitters, also known as laser diodes are comprised of an electrically charged semiconductor laser.
No. you need that regulator to accuratly measure the current or you will destroy the laser diode . Blue laser Diodes will Blow on regular 3 volt batteries because a regular battery (aaa) supplies way more current to the diodes than it needs thus burning it out .Most AA batteries can produce 1 amp or more . (Poof)
the laser was invented.....
Semiconductor lasers are made with laser diodes, with added circuitry to measure and regulate the diode current/output.
Semiconductor laser
construction and working of semiconductor laser
A semiconductor laser is a type of laser which utilizes a semiconductor as its Photon source, rather than a gas (Argon, CO2, Etc...) laser which uses inert gas as an active medium. Many physicists and engineers consider a semiconductor laser a type of "Solid-State" or "Two-State" LASER.
No. A diode laser is a semiconductor and Nd:YAG is a crystal.
Semiconductor lasers are diodes which are electrically pumped. Recombination of electrons and holes created by the applied current introduces optical gain. Reflection from the ends of the crystal form an optical resonator, although the resonator can be external to the semiconductor in some designs.
LASER is Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. As far as I have understood, Solid State laser is a macroscopic form of diode laser. Thus a small semiconductor diode is similar to a solid state laser except for the mechanism of lasing and size.
None, LASER diodes are solid state semiconductor devices.
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S. L. Palfrey has written: 'Monolithic narrow-linewidth InGaAsP semiconductor laser for coherent optical communications' -- subject(s): Semiconductor lasers, Laser communication systems
Robert Hall invented the first semiconducter laser for CD players :)
The main difference is the medium of the laser.