Introduction to Semiconductor Lasers for Optical Communications An Applied Approach /

• Main Author: Klotzkin, David J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Communications Engineering, Networks.

This textbook provides a thorough and accessible treatment of semiconductor lasers from a design and engineering perspective. It includes both the physics of devices as well as the engineering, designing, and testing of practical lasers. The material is presented clearly with many examples provided....

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: The Basics of Optical Communication
• The Basics of Lasers
• Semiconductors as Laser Material 1: Fundamentals and Fabrication
• Semiconductors as Laser Materials 2: Density of States, Quantum Wells and Gain
• Semiconductor Laser Cavity Operation
• The Optical Cavity
• Laser Modulation
• Distributed Feedback Lasers
• Assorted Miscellany: Dispersion, Fabrication, and Reliability.