Manufacturing Industry
First continuous wave silicon laser is low cost, high quality.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
Advanced Materials & Processes, June, 2005
The first continuous wave silicon laser has reportedly been built with standard silicon manufacturing processes by researchers at Intel Corp., Santa Clara, Calif. The technology will help bring low-cost high-quality lasers and optical devices to mainstream applications in computing, communications, and medical applications.
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The researchers found a way to use the "Raman effect" and silicon's crystalline structure to amplify light. When infused with light from an external source, the experimental chip produces a continuous, high-quality laser beam. While more development is ...
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