Diode Laser Arrays

This book provides a thorough overview of the principles and uses of semiconductor diode laser arrays.

Dan Botez (Edited by), Don R. Scifres (Edited by)

9780521022552, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 November 2005

468 pages, 279 b/w illus. 5 tables
22.9 x 15.4 x 2.8 cm, 0.688 kg

'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

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Optical physics [PHJ]