Semiconductor Lasers: Operation and Modulation

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Explores laser amplification through stimulated emission and the generation of short pulses using mode-locking techniques.

Covers the fundamentals of active and passive modelocking in ultrafast lasers.

Covers laser systems, atomic transitions, and light attenuation in lasers, focusing on the electron oscillator model and absorption coefficient.

Explores fiber coupling and relaxation oscillations in laser diodes, focusing on modulating laser speed and changing beam shape.

Covers the basics of laser operation, amplitude and phase modulation, and detectors.

Explores laser operation, modelocking mechanisms, and synchronization of metronomes.

Explores nonlinear effects in laser systems, focusing on pulse generation and frequency modulation using gas and dye lasers.

Explores laser diodes' relaxation oscillations and their role in laser modulation, including random intensity noise effects and practical examples.

Delves into ultrafast lasers, focusing on mode locking and optical frequency combs.

Explains mode locking techniques to achieve high peak power in lasers.