Team builds first quantum cascade laser on silicon
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 11:30
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of researchers from across the country, led by Alexander Spott, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, have built the first quantum cascade laser on silicon. The advance may have applications that span from chemical bond spectroscopy and gas sensing, to astronomy and free-space communications. Integrating lasers directly on silicon chips is challenging, but […]