Introduction to semiconductor lasers for optical communications : an applied approach /

Introduction to semiconductor lasers for optical communications : an applied approach /

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Author / Creator:Klotzkin, David J., author.
Imprint:New York, NY : Springer, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (xv, 285 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Subject:
Semiconductor lasers.
Semiconductor lasers.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11083030
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ISBN:9781461493419
1461493412
1461493404
9781461493402
9781461493402
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 3, 2013).
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.
Other form:Printed edition: 9781461493402
Standard no.:10.1007/978-1-4614-9341-9
Table of 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.

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