Power densities, 35, 42, 53, 66, 109, 110, 134,
141, 180, 181, 187–188, 192–194, 333,
394, 509
Power spectral densities, 20, 29, 44, 48, 50, 51,
82, 83, 96, 108, 203, 235, 239, 240, 243,
273–277, 292, 309–311, 346–348, 360,
364, 365, 395, 488, 490, 507
Pump, 79, 149, 286
Pumping
currents, 17, 21, 35, 63, 92–94, 96, 98–100,
108, 109, 116–118, 129, 133, 136,
152–155, 160, 169, 175, 199, 203–209,
211–213, 215, 217, 219, 223–229, 231,
232, 237, 244–248, 250, 280–282, 358,
362, 363, 365, 367, 392, 394–406, 408,
409, 426, 427, 442–449, 462, 465, 466,
469–471, 475, 482, 486, 487, 510
thresholds, 94, 98–100, 102, 109, 117, 118,
133, 141, 148, 156, 157, 160, 169, 175,
199, 200, 209, 217, 225, 227, 231, 234,
238–240, 245, 247, 248, 253, 281, 282,
358, 392, 395, 398, 400, 401, 403–406,
408, 409, 446–448, 475, 484, 486
Pumping threshold condition, 169
Q
Q-factor, 22, 23, 27, 39–42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52,
53, 57, 61, 63, 64, 66, 111, 112, 117,
118, 121, 130, 137, 142, 145, 146, 148,
155, 160, 161, 172–174, 180–183,
186–190, 192–194, 197, 200, 207, 214,
231, 237, 242, 251, 253, 255, 280–282,
297, 333, 344, 360, 364, 440, 446, 449,
462, 483, 485, 488, 490, 497, 506
Quadrature
components, 125, 222, 226, 241, 254, 297,
309, 310, 318, 319, 321, 327, 332, 363,
439, 442, 443, 445, 446
mode, 125, 126, 263, 264, 372, 373, 390
Quantum
nature, 21–23, 29, 34, 63, 65, 74, 77, 88–89,
129, 136, 250, 508
well laser diode, 2, 3, 6, 10, 17, 39, 73, 77,
78, 146, 293, 294, 392, 395, 469, 470,
481, 482, 485
wells, 16, 88, 99, 146, 150, 161, 162, 173,
247, 394, 397–399, 427, 509
Quantum-well laser diode (QWLD)
differential equations, 141–143
R
Radio-frequency, 15, 19, 20, 24, 27, 35, 48, 53,
56, 60, 85, 93, 94, 99, 100, 109, 111,
115, 116, 130, 135, 137, 151, 167, 208,
213, 214, 231, 246, 251, 258, 262, 267,
268, 272, 280–282, 288, 305–307, 334,
343, 369, 397, 400, 401, 408, 411, 427,
437, 444, 446, 456, 458, 483, 487, 495,
497, 507, 508
Radius-vector, 140, 141
Random
processes, 82, 84, 87, 234, 258, 261, 267,
271–273, 283, 297, 337, 371, 439
quantities, 203, 257, 258, 268, 270, 271,
273, 274, 282, 283, 298
Rauth-Gurvitz
equation, 171, 220
stability condition, 169, 171, 219–221
Resonator
Bragg, 162, 192, 200, 243, 358, 407, 441
Fabry-Perot, 60–61, 63, 109–111, 247,
440–441
optical, 39–42, 53–55, 60–62, 94, 95, 110,
111, 114, 117, 133, 134, 138, 145, 147,
153, 155, 161, 165, 170, 173, 174,
180–183, 187–194, 200, 217, 221, 225,
228, 239, 240, 242–244, 246, 251, 252,
280, 293, 297, 350, 357, 358, 360, 377,
392, 406, 439–441
radio-frequency (RF), 16, 42, 44, 48, 50,
52–57, 61, 62, 64, 114, 117, 350, 360,
392, 507
ring, 181
S
Saturation effect, 135, 160, 179, 198
Self-excitation of oscillations, 19, 115, 157,
169–177, 203, 214–223, 227, 258, 287,
357
Semiclassical
laser theory, 15, 21, 134, 233
theory, 7, 21, 76, 133–200, 233, 294
Semiconductor lasers, 18, 88, 110, 146, 251,
280, 297, 346, 351, 355, 363, 394, 400
Signal
optical, 19, 23, 25, 28, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, 60,
73, 82, 276, 287, 290, 301, 344, 405,
409, 438, 451, 454, 472, 473, 476, 480,
486, 487, 491, 495, 500, 503–505
radio-frequency, 73, 87, 258, 392, 504
520
Index
141, 180, 181, 187–188, 192–194, 333,
394, 509
Power spectral densities, 20, 29, 44, 48, 50, 51,
82, 83, 96, 108, 203, 235, 239, 240, 243,
273–277, 292, 309–311, 346–348, 360,
364, 365, 395, 488, 490, 507
Pump, 79, 149, 286
Pumping
currents, 17, 21, 35, 63, 92–94, 96, 98–100,
108, 109, 116–118, 129, 133, 136,
152–155, 160, 169, 175, 199, 203–209,
211–213, 215, 217, 219, 223–229, 231,
232, 237, 244–248, 250, 280–282, 358,
362, 363, 365, 367, 392, 394–406, 408,
409, 426, 427, 442–449, 462, 465, 466,
469–471, 475, 482, 486, 487, 510
thresholds, 94, 98–100, 102, 109, 117, 118,
133, 141, 148, 156, 157, 160, 169, 175,
199, 200, 209, 217, 225, 227, 231, 234,
238–240, 245, 247, 248, 253, 281, 282,
358, 392, 395, 398, 400, 401, 403–406,
408, 409, 446–448, 475, 484, 486
Pumping threshold condition, 169
Q
Q-factor, 22, 23, 27, 39–42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52,
53, 57, 61, 63, 64, 66, 111, 112, 117,
118, 121, 130, 137, 142, 145, 146, 148,
155, 160, 161, 172–174, 180–183,
186–190, 192–194, 197, 200, 207, 214,
231, 237, 242, 251, 253, 255, 280–282,
297, 333, 344, 360, 364, 440, 446, 449,
462, 483, 485, 488, 490, 497, 506
Quadrature
components, 125, 222, 226, 241, 254, 297,
309, 310, 318, 319, 321, 327, 332, 363,
439, 442, 443, 445, 446
mode, 125, 126, 263, 264, 372, 373, 390
Quantum
nature, 21–23, 29, 34, 63, 65, 74, 77, 88–89,
129, 136, 250, 508
well laser diode, 2, 3, 6, 10, 17, 39, 73, 77,
78, 146, 293, 294, 392, 395, 469, 470,
481, 482, 485
wells, 16, 88, 99, 146, 150, 161, 162, 173,
247, 394, 397–399, 427, 509
Quantum-well laser diode (QWLD)
differential equations, 141–143
R
Radio-frequency, 15, 19, 20, 24, 27, 35, 48, 53,
56, 60, 85, 93, 94, 99, 100, 109, 111,
115, 116, 130, 135, 137, 151, 167, 208,
213, 214, 231, 246, 251, 258, 262, 267,
268, 272, 280–282, 288, 305–307, 334,
343, 369, 397, 400, 401, 408, 411, 427,
437, 444, 446, 456, 458, 483, 487, 495,
497, 507, 508
Radius-vector, 140, 141
Random
processes, 82, 84, 87, 234, 258, 261, 267,
271–273, 283, 297, 337, 371, 439
quantities, 203, 257, 258, 268, 270, 271,
273, 274, 282, 283, 298
Rauth-Gurvitz
equation, 171, 220
stability condition, 169, 171, 219–221
Resonator
Bragg, 162, 192, 200, 243, 358, 407, 441
Fabry-Perot, 60–61, 63, 109–111, 247,
440–441
optical, 39–42, 53–55, 60–62, 94, 95, 110,
111, 114, 117, 133, 134, 138, 145, 147,
153, 155, 161, 165, 170, 173, 174,
180–183, 187–194, 200, 217, 221, 225,
228, 239, 240, 242–244, 246, 251, 252,
280, 293, 297, 350, 357, 358, 360, 377,
392, 406, 439–441
radio-frequency (RF), 16, 42, 44, 48, 50,
52–57, 61, 62, 64, 114, 117, 350, 360,
392, 507
ring, 181
S
Saturation effect, 135, 160, 179, 198
Self-excitation of oscillations, 19, 115, 157,
169–177, 203, 214–223, 227, 258, 287,
357
Semiclassical
laser theory, 15, 21, 134, 233
theory, 7, 21, 76, 133–200, 233, 294
Semiconductor lasers, 18, 88, 110, 146, 251,
280, 297, 346, 351, 355, 363, 394, 400
Signal
optical, 19, 23, 25, 28, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, 60,
73, 82, 276, 287, 290, 301, 344, 405,
409, 438, 451, 454, 472, 473, 476, 480,
486, 487, 491, 495, 500, 503–505
radio-frequency, 73, 87, 258, 392, 504
520
Index