Mid-Infrared Optoelectronics

Section I Fundamentals
1. Semiconductor design for mid-IR lasers
2. Conception of High brightness MIR Lasers
3. III-V Semiconductor design for mid-IR photodetection

Section II Light sources
4. Mid-IR LEDs
5. Type-I mid-IR laser diodes
6. mid-IR III-V VCSELs
7 Interband cascade lasers
8. InAs-based QCLs
9. InP-based QCLs
10. non linear optics in semiconductors

Section III Photodetectors
11. QWIPs/QDIPs
12. MCT
13. Type-II SLs
14. InAsSb

Section IV New approaches
15. Dilute nitrides
16. Bismide alloys for mid-IR devices
17. SiGeSn alloys for mid-IR devices
18. Si and Ge-based mid-IR photonics
19. ISB in GaN-based heterostructures
20. mid-IR Si photonics

Section V Application of mid-IR devices
21. Industrial development of mid-IR lasers
22. Mid-IR sensing systems
23. QEPAS
24. TDLAS
25. IR imaging

Mid-Infrared Optoelectronics: Materials, Devices, and Applications addresses the new materials, devices and applications that have emerged over the last decade, along with exciting areas of research. Sections cover fundamentals, light sources, photodetectors, new approaches, and the application of mid-IR devices, with sections discussing LEDs, laser diodes, and quantum cascade lasers, mid-infrared optoelectronics, emerging research areas, dilute bismide and nitride alloys, Group-IV materials, gallium nitride heterostructures, and new nonlinear materials. Finally, the most relevant applications of mid-infrared devices are reviewed in industry, gas sensing, spectroscopy, and imaging.

This book presents a key reference for materials scientists, engineers and professionals working in R&D in the area of semiconductors and optoelectronics.

• Provides a comprehensive overview of mid-infrared photodetectors and light sources and the latest materials and devices
• Reviews emerging areas of research in the field of mid-infrared optoelectronics, including new materials, such as wide bandgap materials, chalcogenides and new approaches, like heterogeneous integration
• Includes information on the most relevant applications in industry, like gas sensing, spectroscopy and imaging

Materials Scientists and Engineers in Academia and R&D