The Electronic & Photonic Materials group provides a broad array of research activities in semiconductor materials growth, physical properties, and electronic and optoelectronic devices. Because of their superior electronic and optoelectronic properties, GaAs, GaN, InP, GaSb, and other III-V materials are playing an essential role in high-speed electronic devices, optical computing, fiber optics, defense, and medical applications. Blue lasers for optical data storage and semiconductor lighting represent major activities in the Solid State Lighting and Energy Electronics Center(link is external). More recently, a research emphasis in Si and non-Si-based microelectromechanical systems has emerged. Extensive state-of-the-art facilities are available for epitaxial growth by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) and Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) along with advanced processing capabilities of the UCSB Nanofabrication Facility