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Researchers Incorporate Boron into InGaN Layers to Increase LED Efficiency

The problem faced by high-power white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is the same as that faced by Michigan Stadium on game day, that is, huge numbers of people in a restricted space.

29 Nov 2017

Researchers One Step Closer to Solving the Problems in Designing Organic Diode Lasers

From the year 1962, the time when semiconductor diode lasers were invented, they have dramatically transformed communications and enabled storage and retrieval of information in DVDs, CDs, and Blu-ray disks.

21 Nov 2017

Synthesizing Light-Matter Quasi-Particles from Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes

We can electrically synthesize light-matter quasi-particles in semiconducting carbon nanotubes. Physicists and material scientists at Heidelberg University (Germany) and at the University of St Andrews (Scotland) applied light-emitting and exceptionally stable transistors to achieve strong light-matter coupling and generate exciton-polaritons.

25 Jul 2017

UTA Researcher to Construct Power-Scalable Compact Semiconductor Laser

Conventional high-power lasers are hard to employ in portable platforms as they are bulky and require equipment. A University of Texas at Arlington Engineer is currently working to develop a semiconductor laser that will resolve those issues.

5 Jun 2017

Multiple Commitments for Evaluation of Ultratech's Laser Melt Anneal System

Ultratech, Inc. is one of the leading suppliers of lithography, laserprocessing and inspection systems. These systems are used in the fabrication of semiconductor devices and high-brightness LEDs (HBLEDs), and also atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems.

6 Apr 2017

Optically Pumped Laser Made of Alloy Germanium Tin Could be the Key to Faster Computer Chips

Engineering professor Shui-Qing “Fisher” Yu from the University of Arkansas and a leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer have led a multi-institutional team of scientists to fabricate an “optically pumped” laser developed from the alloy germanium tin grown on silicon substrates.

8 Feb 2017

Inphi Announces Production Availability of New Quad Linear Drivers in Smaller SMT Package for High-Volume Applications

Inphi Corporation, a leader in high-speed data movement interconnects, today announced the production availability of a new product in its 32GBaud Linear Coherent Product Family.

19 Sep 2016

University of Arkansas Receives Funding from Department of Energy to Continue Research on Optocoupler

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $599,901 to University of Arkansas engineering researchers to continue developing an “optocoupler” – a packaged light emitter and detector – to improve the performance of electric vehicles.

12 Sep 2016

Newly Developed Miniature Electro-Optical Switch Could Enable Faster, Smaller Electronics

Researchers have built a record energy-efficient switch, which uses the interplay of electricity and a liquid form of light, in semiconductor microchips. The device could form the foundation of future signal processing and information technologies, making electronics even more efficient.

9 Aug 2016

Photonic’s Pico-TEC Series Provides Accurate Temperature Control for Optoelectronic Devices, Fiber Optic Modules

Phononic, the company revolutionizing cooling and heating with solid-state technology, today announced its pico-TEC series, a high-performance solid-state thermoelectric module (TEM) designed to provide precise temperature control in order to meet the unique thermal management requirements of optoelectronics and fiber optic modules.

4 Aug 2016