An Ultraviolet Laser Diode
Optics & Photonics Focus
Volume 3 Story 2 - 13/10/2008

Schematic of a UV laser diode

This schematic shows the 3D structure of the new laser diode by Hamamatsu Photonics. The dark blue layer is the active material which lases at 342 nanometers thanks to the absence of indium. Picture courtesy of Hamamatsu Photonics.
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Schematic of a UV laser diode. This schematic shows the 3D structure of the new laser diode by Hamamatsu Photonics. The dark blue layer is the active material which lases at 342 nanometers thanks to the absence of indium.