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Shuji Nakamura
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Materials Dept., University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
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Stephen Pearton
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Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
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Gerhard Fasol
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Eurotechnology Japan Ltd., Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan
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Shuji Nakamura's development of a blue semiconductor laser on the basis of GaN opens the way for a host of new applications of semiconductor lasers. The wavelengths can be tuned by controlling the composition. For the first time it is possible to produce lasers with various wavelengths, ranging from red through yellow and green to blue, in one substrate material. This fact, together with their high efficiency, makes GaN-based lasers very useful for a wide spectrum of applications. The second edition of this basic book on GaN-based devices has been updated and significantly extended. It includes a survey of worldwide research on GaN, as well as Nakamura's latest important developments. The reader finds a careful introduction to the physics and properties of GaN. The main part of the book deals with the production and characteristics of GaN LDs and LEDs. To complete the spectrum of applications, GaN power devices are also described.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 1-5
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 7-28
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 29-45
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 47-88
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 89-101
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 103-112
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 113-147
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 149-192
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 193-214
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 215-235
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 237-278
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 279-289
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 291-318
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 319-333
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- Shuji Nakamura, Stephen Pearton, Gerhard Fasol
Pages 335-337
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Back Matter
Pages 339-368
Reviews
FROM A REVIEW OF THE FIRST EDITION
"The technical chapters will be lapped up by semiconductor specialists keen to know more ... the book includes fascinating material that answers the question: why did Nakamura succeed where many, much larger, research groups failed."
(NEW SCIENTIST)
Authors and Affiliations
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Materials Dept., University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Shuji Nakamura
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Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Stephen Pearton
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Eurotechnology Japan Ltd., Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan
Gerhard Fasol