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Semiconductor Lasers

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In the preceding chapter, we discussed the basic principles of light emission in a semiconductor. Probably the most significant feature of this light emission is that it is possible to design a light source in such a way that stimulated emission of photons will predominate over both spontaneous emission and absorption. If a resonant reflecting structure such as a pair of plane, parallel end faces is provided, a lasing mode can be established and coherent optical emission will result. In this chapter, we consider several basic semiconductor laser structures and develop the quantitative theory necessary to calculate their expected performance characteristics.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Delaware, 140, Evans Hall, 19716, Newark, DE, USA

    Professor Robert G. Hunsperger Ph. D.

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Hunsperger, R.G. (1991). Semiconductor Lasers. In: Integrated Optics: Theory and Technology. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48730-2_11

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