Semiconductor lasers I, Fundamentals I, Fundamentals /

This book covers the device physics of semiconductor lasers in five chapters written by recognized experts in this field. The volume begins by introducing the basic mechanisms of optical gain in semiconductors and the role of quantum confinement in modern quantum well diode lasers. Subsequent chapte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kapon, Eli (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Academic Press c1999.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Optics and photonics.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Semiconductor Lasers I; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Quantum Well Semiconductor Lasers; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Carriers and photons in semiconductor structures; 1.3 Basics of quantum well lasers; 1.4 State filling in quantum well lasers; 1.5 Reduction of state filling in QW lasers; 1.6 Some performance characteristics of QW lasers; 1.7 Conclusion and outlook; References; Chapter 2. Strained Quantum Well Lasers; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Strained layer structures; 2.3 Electronic structure and gain; 2.4 Visible lasers; 2.5 Long-wavelength lasers
  • 2.6 Linewidth, chirp, and high-speed modulation2.7 Strained laser amplifiers; 2.8 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. High-Speed Lasers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Laser dynamics; 3.3 High-speed laser design; 3.4 Large-signal modulation; 3.5 Conclusions and outlook; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4. Quantum Wire and Quantum Dot Lasers; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Principles of QWR and QD lasers; 4.3 Quantum wire lasers; 4.4 Quantum dot lasers; 4.5 Conclusions and outlook; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Quantum Optics Effects in Semiconductor Lasers; 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Squeezing in semiconductor lasers5.3 Controlled spontaneous emission in semiconductor lasers; 5.4 Conclusion; References; Index