Not just blue sky [Herbert Kroemer].
From high-speed transistor to sold-state lasers, IEEE Medal of Honor recipient Herbert Kroemer's theories have led to a wealth of semiconductor applications. His theory of heterostructures did not immediately have practical use, but it is at the root of today's CD and DVD players, cellphon...
Published in: | IEEE spectrum 39, 6 (2002). |
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