Title
Introduction to semiconductor lasers for optical communications [electronic resource] : an applied approach / David J. Klotzkin.
ISBN
9781461493419 electronic book
1461493412 electronic book
9781461493402
Published
New York, NY : Springer, 2014.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 285 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number
10.1007/978-1-4614-9341-9 doi
Call Number
TA1700
Dewey Decimal Classification
621.36/6
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, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 3, 2013).
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.
