Semiconductor laser diodes provide coherent sources of light to an everincreasing market with applications ranging from the defense industry and medical field through to entertainment and fiberoptic communications and in 20052007 took approximately 55% of the total. This book is intended to provide a comprehensive account of longwave length semiconductor lasers. Niloy k dutta applications of semiconductor lasers in optical communications and other lightwave technologies have expanded considerably in recent years. During the last five years or so, the intense development effort devoted to ingaasp lasers has resulted in a technology mature enough that lightwave transmission systems using ingaasp lasers are currently being deployed throughout the world. Semiconductor lasers electrical engineering by govind p. Research material is included that has previously been available in the form of papers in international journals. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Ii basic types of semiconductor lasers are described in terms of their basic working procedure, advantages, disadvantages, commercial availability future directions and applications. Agrawal and his colleagues provide in this book a series of excellent papers focusing new applications of algaas and others semiconductor lasers. Population pulsations and nondegenerate fourwave mixing in.
Semiconductor lasers types, applications, construction. Past, present and future, aip series on theoretical and applied optics, aip press, new york 1995. Longwavelength semiconductor lasers govind agrawal springer. Advances in material purity and epitaxial growth techniques have led to a variety of semiconductor lasers covering a wide wavelength range of 0. Agrawal the institute of optics university of rochester rochester. Selfphase modulation and spectral broadening of optical pulses in semiconductor laser amplifiers. Duttalongwavelength semiconductor lasersvan nostrand reinhold, new york 1986. Pdf effect of injectioncurrent fluctuations on the spectral linewidth. Longwavelength semiconductor lasers by govind p agrawal. Pdf in this manuscript we analyze the modal dynamics of multimode semiconductor quantumwell lasers. Semiconductor lasrra, lasers the modulation response and the spectral linewidth of sin glemode semiconductor lasers are analysed by taking into account the nonlinear gain and the nonlinear refractive index in the rate equations. Chapter 7 lasers after having derived the quantum mechanically correct suszeptibility for an inverted atomic system that can provide gain, we can use the twolevel model to study the laser and its dynamics. In this chapter a brief introduction is presented of semiconductor lasers, from the principles of their operation to applications in communication systems.
Dutta and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stimulated emission, spontaneous emission, and absorption in semiconductors design of an led and laser diode. Multimode dynamics of semiconductor lasers conference paper pdf available in proceedings of spie the international society for optical engineering 5452. Studying semiconductor lasers with multimode rate equations article pdf available in applied optics 349. Only the photons that leave the cavity from the mirrors constitute useful output. Buy longwavelength semiconductor lasers by govind p agrawal online at alibris. There is a great variety of different semiconductor lasers, spanning wide parameter regions and many different application areas. Fiberoptic communication systems third edition govind e. However, to take advantage oflow losses in silica fibers occurring around 1. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Although ingaasp lasers are often used as an example, the basic concepts discussed in this text apply to all semiconductor lasers, irrespective of their wavelengths. Iii produces the comparison of semiconductor lasers with respect to various parameters and section. This updated edition of the leading guide in the fields. The effect of current fluctuations on the linewidth of semiconductor lasers is analyzed.
Pdf studying semiconductor lasers with multimode rate equations. They form the backbone of the optical telecommunications infrastructure supporting the internet, and are used in information storage devices, barcode scanners, laser printers and many other everyday products. We also need expressions for the light coming out of the laser. Interested readers should refer to the references 14. Semiconductor laser an overview sciencedirect topics. Applications of semiconductor lasers in optical communications and other lightwave technologies have expanded considerably in recent years. Pdf studying semiconductor lasers with multimode rate. Lasing in a semiconductor laser, as in all lasers, is made possible by the. A feature of the book is its discussion of expected future developments in the field. Opticalfeedbackinduced chaos and its control in multimode semiconductor lasers.
From cost point of view the semiconductor lasers are economical. Smaller size and appearance make them good choice for many applications. Semiconductor lasers have important applications in numerous fields, including engineering, biology, chemistry and medicine. Spontaneous emission is a major source of noise in semiconductor lasers. Fabrication and characterization of edgeemitting semiconductor lasers dr.
It ranges from the basic intracavity equations to optical biestability, four wave mixing, the laser synthetizer and optical communications. Semiconductor lasers, 2nd edition agrawal, govind p. Pdf population pulsations and nondegenerate fourwave. Since its invention in 1962, the semiconductor laser has come a long way. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The objective is to provide an uptodate understanding of semiconductor lasers while incorporating recent research results that are not yet available in the book form. An overview of commercial devices within only a few decades, the semiconductor laser diode has evolved into a family of robust, reliable devices, with individual conversion efficiencies of better than 60 percent, continuous output powers of several kilowatts, modulation rates of several tens of gigahertz, and wavelengths. Leisher the semiconductor laser was invented in 1962, and has recently become ubiquitous in modern life.
Noise in semiconductor lasers and its impact on optical. Recent research into semiconductor nanowire lasers has resulted in the advent of new materials, a broader wavelength selection and effective. Agrawal is professor of optics and physics in the institute of optics, university of rochester, usa. Smowton, in reference module in materials science and materials engineering, 2016. The original concepts of semiconductor lasers dates from 1961, when basov et al.
Recent research into semiconductor nanowire lasers has resulted in the advent of new materials, a broader wavelength selection and effective electrical pumping schemes, thereby bringing these. Starting from the multimode rate equations of the semiconductor lasers, taking into consideration the contribution of the spontaneous emission, an implicit analytical solution to the rate. The rst pn junction lasers were built in gaas infrared 3 and. Describe how a semiconductor laser diode works what determines the frequency that is emitted. Pdf opticalfeedbackinduced chaos and its control in. This thesis focuses on the development of a semiconductor laser fabricating process which utilizes semiconductor manufacturing technology in a. The development during the 1970s of gaas semiconductor lasers. Semiconductor lasers ebok govind p agrawal, niloy k. This updated edition of the leading guide in the fields responds to these developments. No thorough discussion of laser issues is intended here. The development during the 1970s of gaas semiconductor lasers, emitting in the nearinfrared region of 0. Semiconductor laser diode outline this student project deals with the exam question semiconductor laser diode and covers the following questions. Device physics and applications academic and research staff professor rajeev j. It incorporates the latest advances in the design and performance of.
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