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VCSEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser
1, record 1, English, vertical%2Dcavity%20surface%2Demitting%20laser
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- VCSEL 2, record 1, English, VCSEL
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- microlaser-based transmitter-receiver 1, record 1, English, microlaser%2Dbased%20transmitter%2Dreceiver
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The technical name for these lasers is vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, or VCSELs ("vixels"). The technology differs from that of other types of semiconductor lasers, which are long, rectangular structures that beam light out the sides and that show up in everything from CD players to transoceanic fiber-optic networks. The tiny vertical lasers, in contrast, eject photons from the surface of the semiconductor wafer on which they are manufactured, a design that offers distinct manufacturing advantages over edge emitters. 1, record 1, English, - vertical%2Dcavity%20surface%2Demitting%20laser
Record 1, Key term(s)
- VIXEL
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laser à cavité verticale émettant par la surface
1, record 1, French, laser%20%C3%A0%20cavit%C3%A9%20verticale%20%C3%A9mettant%20par%20la%20surface
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- VCSEL 1, record 1, French, VCSEL
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- émetteur-récepteur à base microlaser 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9metteur%2Dr%C3%A9cepteur%20%C3%A0%20base%20microlaser
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Láser y máser
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- láser de emisión superficial con cavidad vertical
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%A1ser%20de%20emisi%C3%B3n%20superficial%20con%20cavidad%20vertical
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- VCSEL 1, record 1, Spanish, VCSEL
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- láser de emisión por superficie con cavidad vertical 2, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%A1ser%20de%20emisi%C3%B3n%20por%20superficie%20con%20cavidad%20vertical
correct, masculine noun
- VCSEL 2, record 1, Spanish, VCSEL
correct, masculine noun
- VCSEL 2, record 1, Spanish, VCSEL
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los láseres de emisión superficial (SEL) o láseres de emisión superficial con cavidad vertical (VCSEL) resuelven estos problemas. Se pueden producir en gran número sobre una oblea y el rayo emerge perpendicularmente a la oblea. Los dispositivos se pueden hacer también muy pequeños de forma que la corriente umbral es del orden de microamperios. 1, record 1, Spanish, - l%C3%A1ser%20de%20emisi%C3%B3n%20superficial%20con%20cavidad%20vertical
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