Compact Semiconductor Lasers

This book brings together in a single volume a unique contribution by the top experts around the world in the field of compact semiconductor lasers to provide a comprehensive description and analysis of the current status as well as future directions in the field of micro- and nano-scale semiconductor lasers.
It is organized according to the various forms of micro- or nano-laser cavity configurations with each chapter discussing key technical issues, including semiconductor carrier recombination processes and optical gain dynamics, photonic confinement behavior and output coupling mechanisms, carrier transport considerations relevant to the injection process, and emission mode control.
Required reading for those working in and researching the area of semiconductors lasers and micro-electronics.

Keywords: compact semiconductor lasers, richard de la rue, siyuan yu, 2d photonic crystal lasers, photonic crystal quantum cascade lasers, compact mirror dbr/dfb lasers, micro-ring and micro-disc lasers, optical nonlinearity in micro-lasers, surface emitting photonic crystal lasers, metal-enclosed (plasmonic) semiconductor lasers