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semiconductor laser
- A solid-state laser constructed like a semiconductor diode. At the junction of anode and cathode, electrons and holes come together; when an electron falls into a hole, bandgap radiation is emitted, as in a light emitting diode. Semiconductor lasers are constructed so that the resulting light tends to stimulate other nearby pairs of electrons and holes to undergo the same process, emitting more light.
- Also called diode laser laser diode
- See more at laser
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