Ultrafast Diode Lasers: Fundamentals and Applications / Edition 1

by Peter Vasil'ev

Overview

This timely book combines theory, applications, and projections on ultrafast diode lasers (UDL). A comprehensive treatment of UDLs from basic physical principles to applications in optical fiber communications and ultrafast electronics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780890067369
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/01/1995
Series:	Artech House Optoelectronics Library Series
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.69(d)

Table of Contents

Contents: Basics of Semiconductor Lasers. Methods of Registration of Ultrashort Laser Pulses. Gain Switching and Q-Switching of Diode Lasers. Mode Locked Diode Lasers. Nonlinear Propagation Phenomena. Ultrafast Diode Lasers in Optical Fiber Communications. Applications in Picosecond Optoelectronics and Instrumentation. Future Trends and Conclusions.

Editorial Reviews

So while we were all thinking that greased lightning was pretty speedy, scientists and engineers in optical fiber communications and ultrafast optoelectronics have started using, and even depending on, laser diode sources with the capability for producing optical pulses in the picosecond and subpicosecond ranges with repetition rates above one to ten GHz. For readers with a basic knowledge of semiconductor and laser physics and optical electronics, here is an introduction to the physical principles, techniques for measuring the pulses, gain and Q- switching, mode-locked types, pulse compression, nonlinear phenomena, applications in communications and instrumentation, and current trends in the field. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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