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The semiconductor laser

Enabling optical communication

Nature Photonics volume 4, page 287 (2010)Cite this article

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The semiconductor laser has revolutionized the way the world communicates, and it is continuously evolving with our ever-increasing demand for higher bandwidths.

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  1. Ed Murphy is director of advanced technology for the Communication and Commercial Optical Products division of JDSU, 45 Griffin Road South, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002, USA. ed.murphy@jdsu.com,

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Murphy, E. Enabling optical communication. Nature Photon 4, 287 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.107

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