Optoelectronics

The following sections are included:

• Critical Semiconductor Properties for Light Emission

  • Recombination and band structure

  • Recombination processes

  • Quantum efficiency

• Material Considerations

  • Solid solutions

    • Ternary systems using AlGaAs (GaAs)

    • Quaternary systems using InGaAsP (InP)

    • Other materials

  • Strained lattices

  • Amphoterically doped LEDs

  • Heterojunction light-emitting diodes

• Laser Diodes

  • Basic laser properties

  • In-plane semiconductor lasers

  • Vertical cavity semiconductor lasers (VCSELs)

  • Spectral width

    • Light-emitting diodes

    • In-plane lasers with Fabry–Perot reflectors

    • Laser with distributed feedback reflectors

  • Tunable lasers

• Detectors

  • Light absorption

  • Basic p-n junction photodetector

  • Avalanche photodiodes

• Summary

• References