Semiconductor Lasers - Fundamentals and Applications (Relié)

Semiconductor lasers have important applications in numerous fields, including engineering, biology, chemistry and medicine. They form the backbone of the optical telecommunications infrastructure supporting the internet, and are used in information storage devices, bar-code scanners, laser printers and many other everyday products. Semiconductor lasers : fundamentals and applications provides a comprehensive review of this vital technology.
Part I introduces the fundamentals of semiconductor lasers, beginning with key principles before going on to discuss photonic crystal lasers, high-power semiconductor lasers and laser beams, and the use of semiconductor lasers in ultrafast pulse generation. Part II then reviews visible and near-infrared lasers and their applications. Nonpolar and semipolar group III-nitride-based lasers, advanced self-assembled InAs quantum dot lasers and vertical cavity surface emitting lasers are all considered, in addition to semiconductor disk and hybrid silicon lasers.
Finally, mid- and far-infrared lasers are the focus of Part III. Topics covered include GaSb-based type 1 quantum well diode lasers, interband cascade and terahertz quantum cascade lasers, whispering gallery mode lasers and tunable mid-infrared laser absorption spectroscopy. With its distinguished editors and international team of expert contributors, Semiconductor lasers : fundamentals and applications is a valuable guide for all those involved in the design, operation and application of these important lasers, including laser and telecommunications engineers, scientists working in biology and chemistry, medical practitioners, and academics working in this field.