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Semiconductor l a s e r s ii materials and structures optics and photonics formerly quantum electronics series edit. The rst pn junction lasers were built in gaas infrared 3 and. Semiconductor lasers, 2nd edition agrawal, govind p. Since its invention in 1962, the semiconductor laser has come a long way. Niloy k dutta applications of semiconductor lasers in optical communications and other lightwave technologies have expanded considerably in recent years. This book covers the device physics of semiconductor lasers in five chapters written by recognized experts in this field. The principle behind semiconductor lasers is very different from gas co 2 and solidstate nd. The original concepts of semiconductor lasers dates from 1961, when basov et al. 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. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. We also need expressions for the light coming out of the laser. It incorporates the latest advances in the design and performance of. 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. Semiconductor lasers often involve various noise and instability problems due to fluctuation of photon and carrier numbers.
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