A laser diode is a semiconductor device that transmits coherent and highly focused light through a process called stimulated emission. This article discusses the characteristics common to laser. A laser diode (semiconductor laser) is an electronic component that generates laser light by converting electric current into light using a semiconductor p-n junction. These gadgets track down wide applications because of their proficiency and minimal size. This junction is known as a p-n junction. These semiconductors are incredibly small, made of very thin slices of semiconducting material, and are very. Stimulated emission occurs when a passing photon triggers the recombination of an electron and hole, with emission of a second photon with the same frequency (energy), momentum, and phase.