Hidden structure revealed in characteristics of transistor laser

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Milton Feng. left the Holonyak Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Nick Holonyak a John Bardeen Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics have recently coaxed their transistor laser to reveal fundamenta ...
Milton Feng. left, the Holonyak Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Nick Holonyak, a John Bardeen Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics, have recently coaxed their transistor laser to reveal fundamental properties of the transistor, and of the transistor laser, moving it a step closer to commercialization. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

The transistor laser, invented by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been full of surprises. Researchers recently coaxed the device to reveal fundamental properties of the transistor, and of the transistor laser, moving it a step closer to commercialization.


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