The Blue Laser Diode: The Complete Story (Paperback, 2, Softcover Repri)

1. Introduction.- 2. Background.- 3. Physics of Gallium Nitride and Related Compounds.- 4. GaN Growth.- 5. p-Type GaN Obtained by Electron Beam Irradiation.- 6. n-Type GaN.- 7. p-Type GaN.- 8. InGaN.- 9. Zn and Si Co-Doped InGaN / AlGaN Double-Heterostructure Blue and Blue-Green LEDs.- 10. InGaN Single-Quantum-Well LEDs.- 11. Room-Temperature Pulsed Operation of Laser Diodes.- 12. Emission Mechanisms of LEDs and LDs.- 13. Room Temperature CW Operation of InGaN MQW LDs.- 14. Latest Results: Lasers with Self-Organized InGaN Quantum Dots.- 15. Conclusions.- Biographies.- Shuji Nakamura.- Gerhard Fasol.- Stephen Pearton.- References.