“Our laser diode emits the world's shortest lasing wavelength, at 271. 8 nano-meters (nm), under pulsed current injection at room temperature,” says Professor Chiaki Sasaoka of Nagoya University's Center for Integrated Research of Future Electronics. Laser diodes, which are capable of converting electrical current into light, are available from Thorlabs with center wavelengths in the 375 - 2000 nm range and output powers from 0. We also offer Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs) and Interband Cascade Lasers (ICLs) with center. Standard wavelengths: 375, 405, 450, 488, 510, 635, 670, 785, 850, 976, 1030, 1047, 1053, 1064, 1310, 1550 nm. All wavelengths are. A laser diode (LD, also injection laser diode or ILD or semiconductor laser or diode laser) is a semiconductor device similar to a light-emitting diode in which a diode pumped directly with electrical current can create lasing conditions at the diode's junction. : 3 Driven by voltage, the doped. The optical power value, Po, is the most basic characteristic of a laser diode. This is shown on a graph as the. In wavelength region of red color, luminous efficacy rapidly increases as wavelength shortens. They are designed for low cost and volume applications.