Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are now key optical sources in optical
communications. Their main application is currently in local area networks using multimode …

Focusing and guiding light into semiconductor nano-structures can deliver revolutionary
concepts for photonic devices, which offer a practical pathway towards next-generation …

This is the first book on tunable external cavity semiconductor diode lasers, providing an up-
to-date survey on the physics, technology, and performance of widely applicable coherent …

The ability to continuously tune the wavelength of a laser is of critical importance and is a
fundamental building block for many optical systems, including wavelength division …

A tunable vertical cavity surface emitting laser with a record 15 nm wavelength tuning for an
applied voltage of only 5.7 V is reported. Both red and blue shift are obtained. The device …

We review the recent advances in the development of semiconductor disk lasers (SDLs)
producing yellow‐orange and mid‐IR radiation. In particular, we focus on presenting the …

We study the dynamics of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser operating near threshold
and with isotropic optical feedback, using a model developed by San Miguel, Feng, and …

The vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) is becoming a key device in high-speed
optical local area networks (LANs) and even wide-area networks (WANs). This device is …

Room temperature, continuous wave (CW) operation of an external-cavity, optically-pumped
surface-emitting laser is reported. The device is a resonant-periodic gain (RPG) vertical …

Continuous wavelength tuning of 15 nm was achieved micro‐electromechanically in an
InGaAs/AlGaAs vertical‐cavity surface‐emitting laser operating near 960 nm. The device …