Semiconductor Lasers for Telecommunications.
01 January 1988
A tutorial introduction to semiconductor laser principles and technology is presented in this paper, which will appear as a chapter in Optical Fiber Telecommunications II, S. E. Miller and I. P. Kaminow, eds. The subject is treated in sections entitled: 1. Historical Perspective; 2. Physics of Semiconductor Lasers; 3. Structures; 4. Modulation Characteristics; 5. Mid- Infrared Lasers; 6. Future Prospects.