Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers

Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Historical Review of Semiconductor Lasers 1.2 Single Frequency Semiconductor Laser and Itas Applications 1.3 Outline of the Chapters References Chapter 2 Characteristics of Semiconductor Laser 2.1 Basic Principle of Semiconductor Laser 2.2 Characteristics of Output Power 2.3 Transverse Structure and Transverse Modes 2.4 Longitudinal Modes 2.5 Modulation Characteristics by Injection Current 2.6 Thermal Characteristics References Chapter 3 Linewidth and Noise of Semiconductor Laser 3.1 Mechanisms of Semiconductor Laser Noises and Their Characterization 3.2 Linewidth of Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers and Its Measurement 3.3 Intensity Noise and Frequency Noise in Low Frequency Ranges 3.4 Frequency Stability and Allen Deviation References Chapter 4 Monolithic Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers 4.1 Distributed Feedback Semiconductor Lasers 4.2 Distributed Bragg Reflector Semiconductor Lasers 4.3 Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Semiconductor Lasers "/p> References Chapter 5 External Cavity Semiconductor Lasers 5.1 Properties of External Cavity Semiconductor Laser 5.2 Planar Grating External Cavity Semiconductor Lasers 5.3 Bragg Grating External Cavity Semiconductor Lasers References Chapter 6 Frequency Stabilization of Semiconductor Lasers 6.1 Brief introduction to Saturated Absorption Spectroscopy 6.2 Frequency Stabilization by Spectral Modulation 6.3 Frequency Stabilization Without Modulation 6.4 Pound-Drever-Hall Frequency Stabilization References Chapter 7 Frequency Sweeping 7.1 Tuning by Current Modulation and Linearization of Sweeping 7.2 Tuning and Sweeping by Inner-Cavity Components 7.3 Tuning and Sweeping by Out-Cavity Components References Chapter 8 Frequency Translation and Optical Phase Locked Loop 8.1 Basic Principle of Optical Phase Lock Loop 8.2 Applications of Optical Phase Lock Loop 8.3 Optical Frequency Comb and Its Applications in Spectroscopy References Chapter 9 Applications of Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers 9.1 Applications in Cooled Atomic Physics and Technology 9.2 Applications in Optical Communications 9.3 Applications in Optical Sensing and Spectroscopy 9.4 Applications in Lidar References Index