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Description:
Each square in this image
is a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL). The center laser
is activated by an electrical current supplied by a microscope probe
tip, which appears as a dark cone-shaped object. Sandia Labs researchers
were able to create a VCSEL that emits the 1.3 micron wavelength light
necessary for longer distance fiber-optic transmissions. |
Source:
Sandia National Laboratories |
Story: Sandia
brews cheap telecom laser
TRN September 13, 2000 |
TRN Categories:
Optical Computing, Optoelectronics
and Photonics
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Form:
Still |
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