Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers

The authors work at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. They have been engaged in the field of semiconductor lasers, optical communications and optical fiber sensors for many years. Their work focuses on applications of single frequency semiconductor laser, such as laser cooling, highly precise interferometers and coherent optical communications in recent years.

• Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Characteristics of Semiconductor Laser.- Chapter 3 Linewidth and Noise of Semiconductor Laser.- Chapter 4 Monolithic Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers.- Chapter 5 External Cavity Semiconductor Lasers.- Chapter 6 Frequency Stabilization of Semiconductor Lasers   .- Chapter 7 Frequency Sweeping.- Chapter 8 Frequency Translation and Optical Phase Locked Loop.- Chapter 9 Applications of Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers.