Physics of Optoelectronic Devices (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics)

Emphasizes the theory of semiconductor optoelectronic devices, demonstrating comparisons between theoretical and experimental results. Presents such important topics as semiconductor heterojunctions and band structure calculations near the band edges for bulk and quantumwell semiconductors. Details semiconductor lasers including doubleheterostructure, stripegeometry gainguided semiconductor, distributed feedback and surfaceemitting. Systematically investigates highspeed modulation of semiconductor lasers using linear and nonlinear gains. Features new subjects such as the theories on the band structures of strained semiconductors and strained quantumwell lasers. Covers key areas behind the operation of semiconductor lasers, modulators and photodetectors.An Instructors Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available from the Wiley editorial department