Introduction
Essential Semiconductor Physics
Laser Fundamentals
Optical Properties of Semiconductor Materials
The Double Heterostructure Laser
Quantum Well Lasers
The Vertical-Cavity Surface Emitting Laser
Diode Laser Modeling
Lightwave Technology and Fiber Communications
High Power Laser Diodes
Blue Lasers and Quantum Dots
Quantum Cascade Lasers
Appendices
D. Sands
"Sand's 'Diode Lasers' will be an invaluable companion book to any
student doing a final year course on lasers or starting a
postgraduate career in laser diode research. Established
researchers in this field will also find it a good refresher text
covering a broad subject area starting from basics. Written in a
clear, intuitive, easy to read style (rare for any textbook in
science), Sands manages to convey an enthusiasm for his subject and
avoids diving into unnecessary details which so often confuse
researchers new to a field and make so-called 'introductory' text
inaccessible. …Sands has an excellent knowledge of the historical
development of the field. …Sands gives fascinating glimpses into
the thinking of the inventors of each new development. Sands also
seems to have a knack of being able to recognize where a student
might have difficulty with a concept and then explain it in simple
terms. Sand's style of writing, historical understanding and
ability to explain difficult ideas simply, have turned what might
easily have been a rather 'dry' text book into 'a good read'. …this
paper back book is reasonably and competitively priced for a
specialist text. It would make an ideal course text for final year
graduates, MSc or beginning PhD students and an excellent general
text for the bookshelf of any researcher working in a related field
who needs a good, readable, overview of this field."
-G. Dunn, Optics in Lasers and Engineering
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