Development of Blue Optoelectronics- government project

Summary form only given. The author shows the main properties of III-N compounds which make them the most attractive materials for applications in the new generation of electronic and photonic devices. Nitride-based blue/green/white LEDs and visible-blind UV-detectors are already produced in large quantities. Other products are expected to enter the market in the near future. Poland is recognised as one of the leaders in the area of research on nitrides. The author shows the main directions of this research (basic and applied). Most of the activity concerning the commercialization of the nitride-based devices in Poland is financed by the governmental project: " Development of Blue Optoelectronics". The Project covers three topics: visible-blind and solar-blind UV detectors; blue lasers; and commercial products based on nitride devices.