半导体激光器的进展(Ⅰ)

Progress of Semiconductor Laser Diodes(Ⅰ)

经历了４０年的发展，半导体激光器已经成为激光大家族中的极为重要的一员，由它引申发展的半导体光子学、集成光电子学已成为信息高科技的重要支柱，正在推动着诸如光通信、光信息处理、光互连、光计算等重要前沿应用领域的发展．该文从原理、结构出发，按其发展阶段的顺序有机地简略回顾了同质结构、异质结构、量子阱结构、分布布拉格反馈结构、垂直腔面发射结构以及最新发展的单极性注入半导体激光器的进展及其主要应用。

According to the principles and structures of semiconductor laser diodes ,this paper systematically reviews and briefly discusses the progress and the main application of them in the order of their developing stages , including the lasers with homostructures heterostructure ,quantum wells ,distributed bragg feedback structures, vertical cavity surface emitting structures ,and currently developed unipolar injection structures. Finally, the prospects of this field are also related.