Overview

Fundamentals of Semiconductor Lasers explains the physics and fundamental characteristics of semiconductor lasers with regard to systems applications. The detailed and comprehensive presentation is unique in that it encourages the reader to consider different semiconductor lasers from different angles. Emphasis is placed on recognizing common concepts such operating principles and structure, and solving problems based on individual situations. The treatment is enhanced by an historical account of advances in semiconductor lasers over the years, discussing both those ideas that have persisted over the years and those that have faded out. The first four chapters cover the basics of semiconductors, including band structures, optical transitions, optical waveguides, and optical resonators. The remaining chapters discuss operating principles and basic characteristics of semiconductor lasers, and advanced topics including dynamic single-mode lasers, quantum well lasers, and control of spontaneous emission. The reader need only be familiar with undergraduate-level electromagnetism and quantum mechanics. After reading this book, the student will be able to think critically about semiconductor lasers, and be able to read and understand journal papers in the field. This book will be essential to any advanced undergraduate or graduate student of semiconductor lasers, and any professional physicist or engineer looking for a good overview of the subject.

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Author:   Takahiro Numai
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Volume:   93
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.860kg
ISBN:  

9781441923516

ISBN 10:   1441923519
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   01 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9784431551478
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface.- Band Structures.- Optical Transitions.- Optical Waveguides.- Optical Resonators.- Fundamentals of Semiconductor Lasers.- Dynamic Single Mode LDs.- Quantum Well LDs Control of Spontaneous Emission.- Appendices: Cyclotron Resonance.- Time-Independent Perturbation Theory.- Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory.- TE-Mode and TM-Mode.- Characteristic Matrix in Discrete Approach.- Free Carrier Absorption and Plasma Effect.- Relative Intensity Noise (RIN).- References.- Index.

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"""Fundamentals of Semiconductor Lasers is a clear and instructive book for advanced undergraduate or graduate students who will become the next generation of laser specialists, and it is a good update for professional physicists, engineers, and researchers in quantum electronics and laser processing. The chapters are largely independent of one another, and a reader who is interested in only one topic may be satisfied by reading all or parts of the relevant chapter without reading the rest of the book. Well written, with many useful figures, formulas, and examples of calculations, Numai's book is a good guide in the field. "" Industrial Physicist"

Fundamentals of Semiconductor Lasers is a clear and instructive book for advanced undergraduate or graduate students who will become the next generation of laser specialists, and it is a good update for professional physicists, engineers, and researchers in quantum electronics and laser processing. The chapters are largely independent of one another, and a reader who is interested in only one topic may be satisfied by reading all or parts of the relevant chapter without reading the rest of the book. Well written, with many useful figures, formulas, and examples of calculations, Numai's book is a good guide in the field. Industrial Physicist

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