This book brings together in a single volume a unique contribution by the top experts around the world in the field of compact semiconductor lasers to provide a comprehensive description and analysis of the current status as well as future directions in the field of micro– and nano–scale semiconductor lasers. It is organized according to the various forms of micro– or nano–laser cavity configurations with each chapter discussing key technical issues, including semiconductor carrier recombination processes and optical gain dynamics, photonic confinement behavior and output coupling mechanisms, carrier transport considerations relevant to the injection process, and emission mode control. Required reading for those working in and researching the area of semiconductors lasers and micro–electronics. INDICE: 1. 2D Photonic Crystal Lasers Proposed contents: Defect state (Cavity) and Band–edge Lasers, In–Plane emitters, integration of these on to silicon (SOI) platform 2. Electrically Pumped 2D Photonic Crystal lasers Proposed Contents: Key technological challenges in achieving current injection into nano–scale semiconductor cavities. Latest state–of–art in electrically pumped 2D PhC cavity and other cavity lasers in various forms. 3. Photonic Crystal Quantum Cascade Lasers Proposed Content: Quantum cascade lasers using photonic crystals or other strongly confined structures as cavity. This is the Mid–IR version of the compact PhC lasers. 4. Compact mirror DBR/DFB lasers Proposed Contents: DBR/DFB laser with deeply etched grating (or 1D PhC) reflectors as feedback mechanisms. 5. Micro–Ring and Micro–Disc Lasers Proposed Contents: Device configurations, technologies, and fabrication challenges for achieving electrically pumped room temperature continuous wave operation micro–ring and micro–disc lasers. Photonic integrated circuits (PIC) with micro–ring/disc laser as the core functional device. 6. Optical Nonlinearity in Micro–Lasers Proposed contents: Nonlinear dynamics in micro–ring, micro–disc and other micro–lasers, including nonlinear mode coupling mechanisms, bistability, multi–stability, wave–mixing, injection locking, chaotic behaviours, mode–locking. All–optical functions that have been derived from such nonlinearities and dynamics. 7. Surface emitting Photonic Crystal lasers Proposed Contents: Vertical emitting lasers using PhC as confinement/coupling/feedback mechanisms. Tunable vertical emitting lasers. 8. III–V compact lasers integrated on to silicon (SOI) platform Proposed Contents: Various forms of compact semiconductor lasers aimed for integration onto silicon platforms. Integration technology of these lasers. 9. Metal–enclosed (plasmonic) semiconductor lasers Proposed Contents: Micro– and nano–lasers using surface Plasmon modes as confinement mechanism and semiconductors as gain media. The ultimate compact semiconductor laser breaking the diffraction limit?
- ISBN: 978-3-527-41093-4
- Editorial: Wiley VCH
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 09/04/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés