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A semiconductor device that produces laser light when driven by an electric current.
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- a laser diode array
- a pulsed laser diode
- drive a laser diode
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A laser diode carried the encoded signal through the fiber.
The technician reduced the current before the laser diode overheated.
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- laser diode
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular laser diode; plural laser diodes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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