| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 285 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Basics of Optical Communication -- The Basics of Lasers -- Semiconductors as Laser Material 1: Fundamentals and Fabrication -- Semiconductors as Laser Materials 2: Density of States, Quantum Wells and Gain -- Semiconductor Laser Cavity Operation -- The Optical Cavity -- Laser Modulation -- Distributed Feedback Lasers -- Assorted Miscellany: Dispersion, Fabrication, and Reliability |
| Summary |
This textbook provides a thorough and accessible treatment of semiconductor lasers from a design and engineering perspective. It includes both the physics of devices as well as the engineering, designing, and testing of practical lasers. The material is presented clearly with many examples provided. Readers of the book will come to understand the finer aspects of the theory, design, fabrication, and test of these devices and have an excellent background for further study of optoelectronics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 3, 2013) |
| Subject |
Semiconductor lasers.
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Lasers, Semiconductor
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Ingénierie.
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Semiconductor lasers
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781461493419 |
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1461493412 |
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1461493404 |
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9781461493402 |
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