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Join up the quantum dots

Nature Photonics volume 1, pages 360–361 (2007)Cite this article

The idea behind quantum-dot lasers has been around for a long time, but only recently has the field made headway in developing robust commercial products. Nadya Anscombe spoke to German firm Innolume to find out why they believe the technology will take off.

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  1. Nadya Anscombe is a freelance science and technology journalist based in Bristol, UK. mail@nadya-anscombe.com,

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Anscombe, N. Join up the quantum dots. Nature Photon 1, 360–361 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.100

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