Mid-infrared Semiconductor Optoelectronics

Anthony Krier (Curatore)

Springer London Ltd, 2012

Optoelectronic devices operating in the mid-infrared wavelength range offer applications in a variety of areas from environmental gas monitoring around oil rigs to the detection of narcotics. They could also be used for free-space optical communications, thermal imaging applications and the development of "homeland security" measures. Mid-infrared Semiconductor Optoelectronics is an overview of the current status and technological development in this rapidly emerging area; the basic physics, some of the problems facing the design engineer and a comparison of possible solutions are laid out; the different lasers used as sources for mid-infrared technology are considered; recent work in detectors is reviewed; the last part of the book is concerned with applications. With a world-wide authorship of experts working in many mid-infrared-related fields this book will be an invaluable reference for researchers and graduate students drawn from physics, electronic and electrical engineering and materials science.

• Curatore: Anthony Krier
• Editore: Springer London Ltd
• Collana: Springer Series in Optical Sciences
• Anno: 2012
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 752 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9781849965613

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