Specialized systems characterize laser diodes

nnovations are being made in laser-diode technology every day at laboratories and research centers around the world. With a rapidly growing market (more than $3 billion in 1999; see Laser Focus World, Feb. 2000, p. 70), an increasing number of companies are finding it attractive to join the ranks of laserdiode manufacturers. Most have either their own R&D division or strategic relationships with other groups that perform a variety of laser-diode research and development work. In either case, a well-established laser-diode test-and-measurement facility that can accurately characterize the devices is a necessity. This facility could be at the research-and-development, prototype-manufacturing, high-volume production, or quality-control phase of the operation.