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Diode Laser Arrays

Diode Laser Arrays

Diode Laser Arrays

Dan Botez, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Don R. Scifres
April 2011
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    This book provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles and applications of semiconductor diode laser arrays. All of the major types of arrays are discussed in detail, including coherent, incoherent, edge- and surface-emitting, horizontal- and vertical-cavity, individually addressed, lattice-matched and strained-layer systems. The initial chapters cover such topics as lasers, amplifiers, external-cavity control, theoretical modelling, and operational dynamics. Spatially incoherent arrays are then described in detail, and the uses of vertical-cavity surface emitter and edge-emitting arrays in parallel optical-signal processing and multi-channel optical recording are discussed. Engineers, established researchers and graduate students studying the properties and applications of such arrays will find this book invaluable.

    • First comprehensive treatment of this topic

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    'A quite complete review of both the theoretical and practical features of semiconductor diode laser arrays … should be of high value to engineers and researchers in a variety of specialities.' Steven Gustafson, Optical Engineering

    'A well written, useful, and timely review of work on diode-laser arrays … should be particularly valuable as a review and reference tool for recent work in the areas covered …' James Walpole, Laser Focus World

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    April 2011
    Adobe eBook Reader
    9780511881275
    0 pages
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    279 b/w illus. 5 tables
    This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.

    Table of Contents

    • Contributors
    • 1. Monolithic phase-locked semiconductor laser arrays D. Botez
    • 2. High power coherent, semiconductor laser master oscillator power amplifiers and amplifier arrays D. F. Welch and D. G. Mehuys
    • 3. Microoptical components applied to incoherent and coherent laser arrays J. R. Leger
    • 4. Modeling of diode laser arrays G. R. Hadley
    • 5. Dynamics of coherent semiconductor laser arrays H. G. Winfuland and R. K. Defreez
    • 6. High average power semiconductor laser arrays and laser array packaging with an emphasis for pumping solid state lasers R. Solarz
    • 7. High power diode laser arrays and their reliability D. R. Scifres and H. H. Kung
    • 8. Strained layer quantum well heterostructure laser arrays J. J. Coleman
    • 9. Vertical cavity surface emitting laser arrays C. J. Chang-Hasnain
    • 10. Individually addressed arrays of diode lasers D. Carlin.
      Contributors
    • D. Botez, D. F. Welch, D. G. Mehuys, J. R. Leger, G. R. Hadley, H. G. Winful, R. K. DeFreez, R. Solarz, R. Beach, B. Benett, B. Freitas, M. Emanuel, F. Albrecht, B. Comaskey, S. Sutton, W. Krupke, D. R. Scifres, H. H. Kung, J. J. Coleman, C. J. Chang-Hasnain, D. Carlin

    • Editors
    • Dan Botez , University of Wisconsin, Madison
    • Don R. Scifres