The VCSEL Odyssey

ISBN-13: 9781510637139

Kenichi Iga

Opis

Discover the history behind the semiconductor laser diode that has enabled so many of the modern optomechanical devices we enjoy - the vertical cavity surface emitting laser - and its creator, Kenichi Iga. Translated from the original Japanese edition, this book charts a course through the author's life and the evolution of the laser industry, exploring the scientific, economic, and personal developments that have occurred over the last sixty years.

Spis treści

• Everyone Uses Surface Emitting Lasers
• Surface Emitting Lasers: From Horizontal to Vertical
• My Research: Started from a Ruby Laser Experiment
• • The Very Beginning is the Most Important Part: Well Prepared, No Regret
  • The Birth of the Surface Emitting Laser: A Difficult Delivery
  • Bell Labs: Experiencing the Major League
  • Continuous Operation at Room Temperature: Mission Impossible
  • Special Research Fund and a Wavelength-Tunable Surface Emitting Laser
  • The Berlin Wall Collapse: The Great Research Competition in the 1990s
  • Surface Emitting Lasers of Various Wavelengths: Development of Basic Technology
  • Toward Industrialization and Big Innovation
  • The Internet and Smartphones: The Surface Emitting Lasers Within
  • Massively Parallel Photonics: The Dream Continues
  • Surface Emitting Laser Patent: Too Early
  • Laws of Making Opportunity
  • Executive Director of the Funding Agency and University President: For Science, Education, and Research
  • The 2013 Franklin Medal and the Bower Award and Prize