Quasi-conductors are considered to be a special kind of chemical elements. At first that unique class was discovered in the 1890's but more thoroughly it began to be researched just after the First World War in Europe and in Soviet Union. In 1923 Russian scientists proved the ability of utilizing of semiconductor-metal contacts to quicken the generation of fluctuations. But such devices as igct that are utilized today were created significantly later. The most considerable event in the history of semiconductor devices was the creation of the first transistor by Bell company in 1949. That was the start of the epoch of semiconductor technologies.

Induced emission is actually a very interesting characteristic of semiconductors that has been researched for several tens of years. By means of such principles as p - n barriers and heterojunction scientists managed to create laser device in the beginning of the 60's.

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