05271nam 2200697 a 450 991083074840332120230725052428.01-283-37051-497866133705183-527-63449-53-527-63450-93-527-63448-7(CKB)3400000000000402(EBL)700948(OCoLC)769432643(SSID)ssj0000482428(PQKBManifestationID)12160433(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000482428(PQKBWorkID)10526395(PQKB)10802883(MiAaPQ)EBC700948(EXLCZ)99340000000000040220120111d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUltrafast lasers based on quantum dot structures[electronic resource] physics and devices /Edik U. Rafailov, Maria Ana Cataluna, and Eugene A. AvrutinWeinheim, Germany Wiley-VCH20111 online resource (264 p.)Description based upon print version of record.3-527-40928-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Ultrafast Lasers Based on Quantum Dot Structures: Physics and Devices; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; 1 Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Ultrafast Optoelectronics; 1.1 The Role of Dimensionality in Semiconductor Materials; 1.2 Material Systems Used; 1.2.1 III-V Epitaxially Grown Quantum Dots; 1.2.2 QD-Doped Glasses; 1.2.3 Quantum Dashes; 1.3 Quantum Dots: Distinctive Properties for Ultrafast Devices; 1.3.1 Inhomogeneous Broadening; 1.3.2 Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics; 2 Foundations of Quantum Dot Theory; 2.1 Energy Structure and Matrix Elements2.2 Theoretical Approaches to Calculating Absorption and Gain in Quantum Dots2.3 Kinetic Theory of Quantum Dots; 2.4 Light-Matter Interactions in Quantum Dots; 2.5 The Nonlinearity Coefficient; 3 Quantum Dots in Amplifiers of Ultrashort Pulses; 3.1 Optical Amplifiers for High-Speed Applications: Requirements and Problems; 3.2 Quantum Dot Optical Amplifiers: Short-Pulse Operating Regime; 3.3 Quantum Dot Optical Amplifiers at High Bit Rates: Low Distortions and Patterning-Free Operation; 3.4 Nonlinear Operation and Limiting Function Using QD Optical Amplifiers; 4 Quantum Dot Saturable Absorbers4.1 Foundations of Saturable Absorber Operation4.2 The General Physical Principles of Saturable Absorption in Semiconductors; 4.2.1 Physical Processes in a Saturable Absorber; 4.2.2 Geometry of Saturable Absorber: SESAM versus Waveguide Absorber - The Cavity Enhancement of Saturable Absorption and the Standing Wave Factor in SESAMs; 4.3 The Main Special Features of a Quantum Dot Saturable Absorber Operation; 4.3.1 Bandwidth of QD SAs; 4.3.2 Dynamics of Carrier Relaxation: Ultrafast Recovery of Absorption; 4.3.3 Saturation Fluence; 5 Monolithic Quantum Dot Mode-Locked Lasers5.1 Introduction to Semiconductor Mode-Locked Lasers5.1.1 Place of Semiconductor Mode-Locked Lasers Among Other Ultrashort Pulse Sources; 5.1.2 Mode-Locking Techniques in Laser Diodes: The Main Principles; 5.1.3 Passive Mode Locking: The Qualitative Picture, Physics, and Devices; 5.2 Theoretical Models of Mode Locking in Semiconductor Lasers; 5.2.1 Small-Signal Time Domain Models: Self-Consistent Pulse Profile; 5.2.2 Large-Signal Time Domain Approach: Delay Differential Equations Model; 5.2.3 Traveling Wave Models5.2.4 Frequency and Time-Frequency Treatment of Mode Locking: Dynamic Modal Analysis5.3 Main Predictions of Generic Mode-Locked Laser Models and their Implication for Quantum Dot Lasers; 5.3.1 Laser Performance Depending on the Operating Point; 5.3.2 Main Parameters that Affect Mode-Locked Laser Behavior; 5.4 Specific Features of Quantum Dot Mode-Locked Lasers in Theory and Modeling; 5.4.1 Delay Differential Equation Model for Quantum Dot Mode-Locked Lasers; 5.4.2 Traveling Wave Modeling of Quantum Dot Mode-Locked Lasers: Effects of Multiple Levels and Inhomogeneous Broadening5.4.3 Modal Analysis for QD Mode-Locked LasersIn this monograph, the authors address the physics and engineering together with the latest achievements of efficient and compact ultrafast lasers based on novel quantum-dot structures and devices. Their approach encompasses a broad range of laser systems, while taking into consideration not only the physical and experimental aspects but also the much needed modeling tools, thus providing a holistic understanding of this hot topic.LasersQuantum dotsLaser pulses, UltrashortLaser beamsLasers.Quantum dots.Laser pulses, Ultrashort.Laser beams.621.366621.3661Rafaliov Edik U1658879Cataluna Maria Ana1658880Avrutin Eugene A1658881MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910830748403321Ultrafast lasers based on quantum dot structures4013182UNINA