title: Semiconductor lasers.
abstract: The developments in the field of semiconductor lasers (p-n junction, excited by electron beam and by optical pumping) are considered. Especially emphasized is the problem of the application of the p-n junction laser as a high speed switching element.
authors.affiliation: P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute,U.S.S.R Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 53, Moscow, USSR.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Popov