Theory of Semiconductor Lasers From Basis of Quantum Electronics to Analyses of the Mode Competition Phenomena and Noise /

• Main Author: Yamada, Minoru (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 185
• Subjects: Physics.; Semiconductors.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

This book provides a unified and complete theory for semiconductor lasers, covering topics ranging from the principles of classical and quantum mechanics to highly advanced levels for readers who need to analyze the complicated operating characteristics generated in the real application of semicondu...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of the Operating Principles of Lasers
• The Photon
• Laser Oscillation
• Waveguides
• Density Matrix of a Semiconductor Material
• Gain Coefficient and Rate Equation
• Typical Operating Characteristic
• Nonlinear Gain
• Mode Competition
• Noise
• Quantum Well Structure
• Distributed Feedback and Mode Selective Lasers
• Surface Emitting Lasers.