Optoelectronic Devices

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the design and applications of optoelectronic devices. Optoelectronic devices such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), semiconductor lasers, photodetectors, optical fibers, and solar cells, are important components for solid state lighting systems, optical communication systems, and power generation systems. Optical fiber amplifiers and fiber lasers are also important for high power industrial applications and sensors. The applications of optoelectronic devices were first studied in the 1970's. Since then, the diversity and scope of optoelectronic device research and applications have been steadily growing.

Optoelectronic Devices is self-contained and unified in presentation. It can be used as an advanced textbook by graduate students and practicing engineers. It is also suitable for non-experts who wish to have an overview of optoelectronic devices and systems. The treatments in the book are detailed enough to capture the interest of the curious reader and complete enough to provide the necessary background to explore the subject further.

Sample Chapter(s)
Preface
Introduction

Contents:

• Introduction

• Light Emitting Diode (LED) and Materials

• Semiconductor Laser — I

• Semiconductor Laser — II

• Modulators

• Photodetectors

• Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA)

• Photonic Integrated Circuits

• Optical Fiber and Fiber-Based Devices

• Planar Waveguide Amplifiers and Lasers

• Optical Transmission System Application

• Appendices:

  • Waveguide Modes in Planar Waveguide
  • Waveguide Modes in Optical Fibers
  • Optical Pulse Propagation Equation
  • Three-Level and Four-Level Laser Equations
  • Spontaneous Emission and Absorption for Parabolic Bands
  • Quantum Cascade Laser — Gain Calculation
  • Supercontinuum Generation in Optical Fibers
  • Supercontinuum Generation in Planar Waveguides
  • Theory of Harmonic and Rational Harmonic Mode Locking
  • Reflectivity of a Periodic Structure
  • Semiconductor Laser Rate Equations
  • Nonlinear Effects in Fibers
  • Nonlinear Effects in Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
  • Energy Levels in a Quantum Well
  • Problems

Readership: Advanced undergraduates and graduate students in Physics and Electrical Engineering, practicing engineers, non-experts interested in optoelectronic device and system technologies.
Key Features:

• This book is self-contained and unified in presentation. It covers both semiconductor and optical fiber based devices. It can be used as an advanced text by graduate students and by practicing engineers
• It describes the latest development in fabrication technologies for semiconductor lasers, photodetectors, modulators, nanostructures, high power lasers, short pulse generation, and photonic crystal fibers
• It describes the latest development in applications of fiber amplifiers and fiber lasers in optical transmission, industrial systems, supercontinuum generation and fiber based sensors
• The book describes the current state of the art and in addition describes the fundamentals using Appendices. The derivation of the fundamental equations along with problems for each chapter allows the book to be used as a textbook