Fundamentals of Semiconductor Lasers / Edition 1

by Takahiro Numai

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441923516
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	12/01/2010
Series:	Springer Series in Optical Sciences , #93
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Prof. Takahiro Numai
The Springer author: Fundamentals of Semiconductor Lasers 978-0-387-40836-1, First edition, 2004, XII, 262 p.

Table of Contents

Band Structures.- Optical Transitions.- Optical Waveguides.- Optical Resonators.- Fundamentals of Semiconductor Lasers.- Dynamic Single-Mode LDs.- Quantum Well LDs.- Control of Spontaneous Emission.

Editorial Reviews

"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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