GaN continues to shine

AbstractFurther developments in continuous wave blue lasers and the ongoing search for improved substrates were among the main themes of the ‘Third International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS-3)’. Topics at the biennual conference, held in the beautiful French city of Montpellier from 5–9 July, covered a number of newer research areas as well, including a growing interest in silicon's role in III-nitride optoelectronics