Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Devices / Edition 1

by Herbert Li, Kenichi Iga

Overview

The vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) is a relatively new se- conductor laser device, especially applicable to—ber-optic networks in the 21st century. About 25 years have passed since its invention, and devices for Gigabit Ethernet are now being mass-produced. It is expected that VCSELs will open up a new era of very-high-speed—ber-optic networks and a wide range of application areas. VCSEL have many advantages, such as: (i) monolithic and high-yield f- rication;(ii)extremelylowthresholdandsmallpowerconsumption;(iii)hi- speedmodulationcapabilityatlowdrivingcurrentlevels;(iv)easypackaging, and so on. The emission spectra have been extended from 850nm toward the visible and infrared regions. We can expect reasonably high-power output, enough for most applications, and extremely high powers in some engineered arrayed devices. This book project was initiated to provide important information on VCSELs, edited by Prof. Herbert Li. Very regrettably, while editing this book he passed away. After some time, the present editor succeeded him. Due to this reason the publication of this book was delayed, and the editor would like to thank the contributors for their patience. This book includes the basic concepts, device technology, and application areas of VCSELs, and can be read not only by scientists and engineers in the field, but also by graduate course students who wish to start their research or to get an introduction to the vast knowledge on semiconductor lasers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540678519
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/05/2002
Series:	Springer Series in Photonics , #6
Edition description:	2002
Pages:	386
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

1 Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser: Introduction and Review.- 2 Physics of the Gain Medium in Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Semiconductor Lasers.- 3 Operating Principles of VCSELs.- 4 Band Engineering of the Polarization and Gain Properties in VCSELs.- 5 Three-Dimensional Simulation of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Semiconductor Lasers.- 6 Modeling the Dynamics of VCSELs.- 7 Low-Power Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers and Microcavity Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Apertured-Microcavities.- 8 Cavity and Mirror Design for Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers.- 9 1.3 and 1.55—m Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers.- 10 Application of VCSELs to Radiation-Tolerant Optical Data Links.- 11 Progress in Blue and Near-Ultraviolet Vertical-Cavity Emitters: A Status Report.- 12 Long-Wavelength InP-Based VCSELs.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (or VCSELs) are relatively new semiconductor laser devices. … This book has been edited to cover basic concepts, aspects of the device’s technology and application areas of VCSELs. The different chapters are written by leading experts in the field … . The book is not only intended for scientists and engineers who are specialists in the field, but also for graduate students … . I can recommend this book to scientists and engineers working on or with VCSELs." (Jan Danckaert and Erik Stijns, Physicalia, Vol. 25 (4), 2003)

"This book includes the basic concepts, device technology, and application areas of VCSELs … . this book is the first kind in that it provides readers with a comprehensive account of the latest technological developments in VCSEL devices. In fact all the chapters are written by pioneers and key experts … . Readers will come to appreciate all the crucial aspects of VCSEL devices. … It is an excellent reference and an exclusive course book and I can recommend it without any reservations." (K.Seiffert, Optik, Vol. 114 (10), 2003)

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