ISBN 0-89006-736-8
Peter Vasil'ev
320 pages.
Copyright 1995.










Reviews

"Has no peers in the world of literature; it provides the first thorough account, from a unified standpoint and at a high presentation level, of the main dynamic processes in laser diodes."
-- Quantum Electronics

Description

This book combines theory, applications, and projections on ultrafast diode lasers (UDL). A comprehensive treatment of UDLs from basic physical principles to applications in optical fiber communications and ultrafast electronics.

Table of Contents

Basics of Semiconductor Lasers. Methods of Registration of Ultrashort Laser Pulses. Gain Switching and Q-Switching of Diode Lasers. Mode Locked Diode Lasers. Nonlinear Propagation Phenomena. Ultrafast Diode Lasers in Optical Fiber Communications. Applications in Picosecond Optoelectronics and Instrumentation. Future Trends and Conclusions.

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