Sands Diode Lasers

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4200-5699-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 373 Seiten

Reihe: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics

Diode lasers use nearly microscopic chips of gallium-arsenide or other exotic semiconductor material to generate coherent light in a very small package. Their compact size, reliability, and low cost means that they find applications in all aspects of modern technology-most importantly they drive modern optical telecommunication systems.

Diode Lasers presents a comprehensive introduction to the principles and operation of diode lasers. It begins with a review of semiconductor physics and laser fundamentals, before describing the most basic homojunction laser. Later chapters describe more advanced laser types and their applications, and the book concludes with chapters describing the most recently developed and exotic laser designs. The author's intuitive style, coupled with an extensive set of worked examples and sample problems, make this the ideal introduction for undergraduate and graduate level students.

Zielgruppe

Senior undergraduate and graduate students in optolectronics, applied physics, and electronic engineering

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sands, D.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Optik, Lasertechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Lasertechnologie, Holographie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Essential Semiconductor Physics
Laser Fundamentals
Optical Properties of Semiconductor Materials
The Double Heterostructure Laser
Quantum Well Lasers
The Vertical-Cavity Surface Emitting Laser
Diode Laser Modeling
Lightwave Technology and Fiber Communications
High Power Laser Diodes
Blue Lasers and Quantum Dots
Quantum Cascade Lasers
Appendices