Agrawal the institute of optics university of rochester rochester. Longwavelength semiconductor lasers by govind p agrawal. Studying semiconductor lasers with multimode rate equations. Dutta and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. No thorough discussion of laser issues is intended here. Semiconductor lasers electrical engineering by govind p. Since its invention in 1962, the semiconductor laser has come a long way. Selfphase modulation and spectral broadening of optical pulses in semiconductor laser amplifiers gp agrawal, na olsson ieee journal of quantum electronics 25 11, 22972306, 1989. Semiconductor lasers, 2nd edition agrawal, govind p. The development during the 1970s of gaas semiconductor lasers, emitting in the nearinfrared region of 0. Modal switching is the dominant feature of the devices analyzed and it obeys a highly organized.
Advances in material purity and epitaxial growth techniques have led to a variety of semiconductor lasers covering a wide wavelength range of 0. Fiberoptic communication systems third edition govind e. The development during the 1970s of gaas semiconductor lasers. Applications of semiconductor lasers in optical communications and other lightwave technologies have expanded considerably in recent years. In this manuscript we analyze the modal dynamics of multimode semiconductor quantumwell lasers.