A
solid state laser in which the
active medium is the p-n junction between p-type and n-type
semiconductor host materials. This term is preferred over the sometimes-used term
semiconductor laser.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1913
(Nomenclature, symbols, units, and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XV. Laser-based molecular spectroscopy for chemical analysis - laser fundamentals (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1920
See also:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2236