Singh J. Semiconductor Optoelectronics: Physics and Technology

McGraw-Hill, 1995, 736 pages, ISBN: 0070576378Targeting one of the fastest growing areas of consumer electronics, "Semiconductor Optoelectronics" covers both optoelectronics devices and applications, focusing on the physics and technology of the hardware that is critical to the optoelectronic technology.The text establishes a close link of lasers, detectors, modulators and switches to the global system demands, and solved examples, design related problems and physical insights, along with mathematics are used throughout.Semiconductors: crystal structure and technology issues
Properties of semiconductors: electronic states
Doping and carrier transport
Optical properties of semiconductors
Excitonic effects and modulation of optical properties
Semiconductor junction theory
Optoelectronic detectors
Noise and the photoreceiver
The light emitting diode
Laser diode: static properties
Semiconductor lasers: dynamic properties
Modulation and amplification devices
Optical communication systems: device needs