Semiconductor disk lasers : physics and technology / edited by Oleg G. Okhotnikov.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

VECSEL semiconductor lasers : a path to high-power, quality beam and UV to IR wavelength by design / Mark Kuznetsov -- Thermal management, structure design, and integration considerations for VECSELs / Stephane Calvez, Jennifer E. Hastie, Alan J. Kemp, Nicolas Laurand, and Martin D. Dawson -- Red semiconductor disk lasers by intracavity frequency conversion / Oleg Okhotnikov and Mircea Guina -- Long-wavelength GaSb disk lasers / Benno Rösener, Marcel Rattunde, John-Mark Hopkins, David Burns, and Joachim Wagner -- Semiconductor disk lasers based on quantum dots / Udo W. Pohl and Dieter Bimberg -- Mode-locked semiconductor disk lasers / Thomas Südmeyer, Deran J.H.C Maas, and Ursula Keller -- External-cavity surface-emitting diode lasers / Aram Mooradian, Andrei Shchegrov, Ashish Tandon, and Gideon Yoffe.

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This timely publication presents a review of the most recent developments in the field of Semiconductor Disk Lasers. Covering a wide range of key topics, such as operating principles, thermal management, nonlinear frequency conversion, semiconductor materials, short pulse generation, electrical pumping, and laser applications, the book provides readers with a comprehensive account of the fundamentals and latest advances in this rich and diverse field. In so doing, it brings together contributions from world experts at major collaborative research centers in Europe and the USA. Each chapter inc.