Ultrafast lasers based on quantum-dot structures : physics and devices /

• Main Authors: Avrutin, Eugene A. (Author), Cataluna, Maria Ana (Author), Rafailov, Edik U. (Author)
• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim : Chichester : Wiley-VCH ; John Wiley [distributor], 2011.
• Subjects: Lasers.; Quantum dots > Optical properties.; Electronic books.

In this monograph, the authors address the physics and engineering together with the latest achievements of efficient and compact ultrafast lasers based on novel quantum-dot structures and devices. Their approach encompasses a broad range of laser systems, while taking into consideration not only th...

Table of Contents:

• Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Ultrafast Optoelectronics
• Foundations of Quantum Dot Theory
• Quantum Dots in Amplifiers of Ultrashort Pulses
• Quantum Dot Saturable Absorbers
• Monolithic Quantum Dot Mode-Locked Lasers
• Ultrashort Pulse Solid State Lasers Based on Quantum Dot Saturable Absorbers
• Saturable Absorbers Based on QD-Doped Glasses
• Emerging Applications of Ultrafast Quantum Dot Lasers.