Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers (SPIE Tutorial Text Vol. TT05) (Tutorial Texts in Optical Engineering)

This tutorial text describes the properties of advanced semiconductor lasers in detail. Although the text gives a detailed theoretical account, a number of practical examples and experimental results are described as well. The material presented is at an advanced level and is of particular interest to scientists and engineers with a basic familiarity with semiconductor lasers who would like a description of the properties of single frequency semiconductor lasers and of the possibilities offered by these devices.

Contents:
- Introduction
- The Steady-State Properties
- Single Mode Lasers
- Periodic Structures
- Modulation and Noise
- Linewidth
- Coherent Systems
- Narrow Linewidth Lasers
- Advanced Structures
- Conclusion and Outlook
- List of Symbols