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Semiconductor-Laser Physics

  • Semiconductor lasers have conquered a large range of applications
  • Provides the basic physics of semiconductor lasers *
  • Very modern treatment

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
  2. Semiconductor Laser Diodes

    • Weng W. Chow, Stephan W. Koch, Murray Sargent III
    Pages 1-33
  3. Basic Concepts

    • Weng W. Chow, Stephan W. Koch, Murray Sargent III
    Pages 34-70
  4. Free-Carrier Theory

    • Weng W. Chow, Stephan W. Koch, Murray Sargent III
    Pages 71-118
  5. Coulomb Effects

    • Weng W. Chow, Stephan W. Koch, Murray Sargent III
    Pages 119-156
  6. Many-Body Gain

    • Weng W. Chow, Stephan W. Koch, Murray Sargent III
    Pages 157-177
  7. Band Mixing and Strain in Quantum Wells

    • Weng W. Chow, Stephan W. Koch, Murray Sargent III
    Pages 178-231
  8. Semiclassical Laser Theory

    • Weng W. Chow, Stephan W. Koch, Murray Sargent III
    Pages 232-284
  9. Multimode Operation

    • Weng W. Chow, Stephan W. Koch, Murray Sargent III
    Pages 285-328
  10. Quantum Theory of the Laser

    • Weng W. Chow, Stephan W. Koch, Murray Sargent III
    Pages 329-364
  11. Propagation Effects

    • Weng W. Chow, Stephan W. Koch, Murray Sargent III
    Pages 365-414
  12. Beyond Quasiequilibrium Theory

    • Weng W. Chow, Stephan W. Koch, Murray Sargent III
    Pages 415-437
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 438-497

About this book

Semiconductor-Laser Physics discusses the underlying physics and operational principles of semiconductor lasers. The optical and electronic properties of the semiconductor medium are analyzed in detail, including quantum confinement and gain engineering effects. A semiclassical and a quantum version of the laser theory are presented, including an analysis of single- and multimode operation, instabilities, laser arrays, unstable resonators, and microcavity lasers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, USA

    Weng W. Chow

  • Fachbereich Physik und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum fur Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Stephan W. Koch

  • Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

    Murray Sargent

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Semiconductor-Laser Physics

  • Authors: Weng W. Chow, Stephan W. Koch, Murray Sargent

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61225-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64752-9Published: 18 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-61225-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 497

  • Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Quantum Optics, Optical and Electronic Materials

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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