Lasers with a semiconductor diode as the active medium. Diode lasers transform electric energy to light using the same principle as a light-emitting diode (LED), but with internal reflection capability, thus forming a resonator where a stimulated light can reflect back and forth, allowing only a certain wavelength to be emitted. The emission of a given device is determined by the active compound used (e.g., gallium arsenide crystals doped with aluminum or indium). Typical wavelengths are 810, 1,060 and 1,300 nm. (From UMDNS, 2005)

Descriptor ID	D054023
MeSH Number(s)	E07.632.490.480 E07.710.520.480
Concept/Terms	Lasers, Semiconductor Lasers, Semiconductor Laser, Semiconductor Semiconductor Laser Semiconductor Lasers Semiconductor Diode Lasers Diode Laser, Semiconductor Diode Lasers, Semiconductor Laser, Semiconductor Diode Lasers, Semiconductor Diode Semiconductor Diode Laser Diode Lasers Diode Laser Laser, Diode Lasers, Diode Quantum Cascade Lasers Quantum Cascade Lasers Laser, Quantum Cascade Quantum Cascade Laser Lasers, Quantum Cascade Gallium Aluminum Arsenide Lasers Gallium Aluminum Arsenide Lasers Lasers, GaAlAs Lasers, Gallium Aluminum Arsenide GaAlAs Lasers GaAlAs Laser Laser, GaAlAs Gallium Arsenide Lasers Gallium Arsenide Lasers Arsenide Laser, Gallium Arsenide Lasers, Gallium Gallium Arsenide Laser Laser, Gallium Arsenide GaAs Lasers GaAs Laser Laser, GaAs Lasers, Gallium Arsenide Lasers, GaAs

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