Semiconductor Lasers and Herterojunction Leds

✍ Scribed by Henry Kressel (Auth.)

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 601
• Series: Quantum electronics--principles and applications
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
QUANTUM ELECTRONICS — PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS: A Series of Monographs, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Preface, Page xiii
Introduction, Pages 1-7
Chapter 1 - Résumé of Relevant Concepts in Solid State Physics, Pages 9-49
Chapter 2 - p–n Junctions and Heterojunctions, Pages 51-76
Chapter 3 - Stimulated Emission and Gain, Pages 77-116
Chapter 4 - Relevant Concepts in Electromagnetic Field Theory, Pages 117-136
Chapter 5 - Modes in Laser Structures: Mainly Theory, Pages 137-184
Chapter 6 - Laser Radiation Fields, Pages 185-203
Chapter 7 - Modes in Laser Structures: Mainly Experimental, Pages 205-247
Chapter 8 - Relation between Electrical and Optical Properties of Laser Diodes, Pages 249-286
Chapter 9 - Epitaxial Technology, Pages 287-325
Chapter 10 - Binary III–V Compounds, Pages 327-355
Chapter 11 - Ternary and Quaternary III–V Compounds, Pages 357-396
Chapter 12 - Diode Fabrication and Related Topics, Pages 397-435
Chapter 13 - Heterojunction Devices of Alloys Other than GaAs–AlAs, Pages 437-454
Chapter 14 - Devices for Special Applications, Pages 455-521
Chapter 15 - Distributed-Feedback Lasers, Pages 523-531
Chapter 16 - Device Reliability, Pages 533-554
Chapter 17 - Transient Effects in Laser Diodes, Pages 555-580
Appendix A - Physical Constants, Pages 581-583
Appendix B - Gain in Strong Fields and Lateral Multimoding, Pages 585-590
Appendix C - Pressure Effects on Heterojunction Laser Diodes, Pages 591-595
Appendix D - Atmospheric Attenuation of GaAs Laser Emission, Pages 597-598
Appendix E - Single Mode Emission Line Width, Pages 599-601
Index, Pages 603-608