Berkeley engineers have created a new type of semiconductor laser that accomplishes an elusive goal in the field of optics: the ability to maintain a single mode of emitted light while maintaining the ...

Surface-emitting semiconductor lasers represent a class of devices in which the optical emission is perpendicular to the semiconductor wafer. This design contrasts with conventional edge-emitting ...

Semiconductor lasers are small solid-state lasers that use a semiconductor as an active medium to amplify light through stimulated emission at inter-band transitions under high electron density in the ...

This year’s top semiconductor stories were mostly about the long and twisting trips a technology takes from idea (or even raw ...

These developments continue to fuel growing investment into the technology and manufacture of semiconductor devices at both industrial and academic research levels. Improvements in technology, ...

ANDOVER, Mass., Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MKS Instruments, Inc. (MKSI) (“MKS”), a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, is committed to developing, delivering, and ...

MKS Instruments, Inc. is showcasing its ongoing commitment to innovation in the Photonics Industry with its renowned brands Newport™, Ophir®, and Spectra-Physics® at the upcoming Photonics West 2025 ...

Researchers in Quebec, Canda, have developed the first fiber laser that can produce femtosecond pulses in the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Fiber lasers producing ultrashort, bright ...

Modern advanced packaging processes and shrinking semiconductor device sizes mean that it is vital to consistently eliminate sub-20 nm defects and surface contaminants. To do this effectively, the ...