The physics and engineering of compact quantum dot-based lasers for biophotonics / / edited by Edik U. Rafailov ; cover illustrations by Stefan Breuer ; Rodrigo Aviles-Espinosa [and sixteen others], contributors

• Pubblicazione: Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 621.366
• Soggetto topico: Lasers; Quantum dots; Photobiology; Photonics
• Altri autori: RafailovEdik U BreuerStefan Aviles-EspinosaRodrigo
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Physics and Engineering of Compact Quantum Dot-based Lasers for Biophotonics; Contents; Foreword; List of Contributors; Chapter Introduction; References; Chapter 1 Quantum Dot Technologies; 1.1 Motivation for Development of Quantum Dots; 1.2 Gain and Quantum Confinement in a Semiconductor Laser; 1.2.1 Top-Down Approach; 1.2.2 Bottom-Up Approach; 1.3 Self-Assembled Quantum Dot Technology; 1.3.1 Molecular Beam Epitaxy; 1.3.2 Growth Modes; 1.3.3 Quantum Dot Growth Dynamics; 1.3.3.1 The Interaction of the Quantum Dot and the Wetting Layer ; 1.3.3.2 The Interaction of the Quantum Dot with Underlying Layers and Capping Layers1.3.3.3 Growth Interruption; 1.3.3.4 Arsenic Pressure; 1.3.3.5 Growth Temperature; 1.3.3.6 Growth Rate and Material Coverage; 1.3.4 Quantum Dot Growth Thermodynamic Processes; 1.4 Physics and Device Properties of S-K Quantum Dots; 1.4.1 Temperature Insensitivity; 1.4.2 Low Threshold Current Density; 1.4.3 Material Gain and Modal Gain; 1.4.4 Broad Spectral Bandwidth Devices and Spectral Coverage; 1.4.5 Ultrafast Gain Recovery; 1.5 Extension of Emission Wavelength of GaAs-Based Quantum Dots ; 1.5.1 Short-Wavelength Quantum Dot Light Emission1.5.1.1 InP/GaInP Quantum Dots; 1.5.1.2 Type II InAlAs/AlGaAs Quantum Dots; 1.5.2 Long-Wavelength QD Light Emission; 1.5.2.1 Low Growth Temperature InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots; 1.5.2.2 InAs QDs Grown on an InGaAs Metamorphic Layer; 1.5.2.3 InGaAsSb Capped InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots and InGaNAs Capped InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots; 1.5.2.4 Bilayer InAs/GaAs QD Structures; 1.5.2.5 Asymmetric Dot in WELL QD Structure; 1.6 Future Prospects; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2 Ultra-Short-Pulse QD Edge-Emitting Lasers; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Simulations ; 2.3 Broadly Tunable Frequency-Doubled EC-QD Lasers2.4 Two-Section Monolithic Mode-Locked QD Lasers; 2.4.1 Simultaneous GS and ES ML; 2.4.2 QD Absorber Resistor-SEED Functionality; 2.4.3 Pulse Width Narrowing due to GS Splitting; 2.5 Tapered Monolithic Mode-Locked QD Lasers; 2.5.1 High-Peak Power and Subpicosecond Pulse Generation; 2.5.2 Suppression of Pulse Train Instabilities of Tapered QD-MLLs; 2.6 QD-SOAs; 2.6.1 Straight-Waveguide QD-SOAs; 2.6.2 Tapered-Waveguide QD-SOAs; 2.6.3 QD-SOA Noise; 2.7 Pulsed EC-QD Lasers with Tapered QD-SOA; 2.7.1 EC-MLQDL ; 2.7.2 EC-MLQDL with Postamplification by Tapered QD-SOA2.7.3 Wavelength-Tunable EC-MLQDL with Tapered QD-SOA; 2.8 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3 Quantum Dot Semiconductor Disk Lasers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 General Concept of Semiconductor Disk Lasers; 3.3 Toward Operation at the 1-1.3 μm Spectral Range; 3.4 Quantum Dots Growth and Characterization; 3.5 Quantum Dots for Laser Application: From Edge Emitters to Disk Lasers; 3.6 Details of the Quantum Dot Gain Media for Disk Cavity; 3.6.1 1040 nm Disk Gain Design; 3.6.2 1180 nm Disk Gain Structure ; 3.6.3 1260 nm Disk Gain Structure
• Sommario/riassunto: Written by a team of European experts in the field, this book addresses the physics, the principles, the engineering methods, and the latest developments of efficient and compact ultrafast lasers based on novel quantum-dot structures and devices, as well as their applications in biophotonics. Recommended reading for physicists, engineers, students and lecturers in the fields of photonics, optics, laser physics, optoelectronics, and biophotonics.
• Titolo autorizzato: The physics and engineering of compact quantum dot-based lasers for biophotonics
• ISBN: 3-527-66560-9; 3-527-66558-7; 3-527-66561-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Tedesco
• Record Nr.: 9910138966403321
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