Optoelectronics is a practical and self-contained graduate-level textbook and reference, which
will be of great value to both students and practising engineers in the field. Sophisticated
concepts are introduced by the authors in a clear and coherent way, including such topics as quantum mechanics of electron—photon interaction, quantization of the electromagnetic field,
semiconductor properties, quantum theory of heterostructures, and non-linear optics. The book builds on these concepts to describe the physics, properties, and performances of the main optoelectronic devices:light emitting diodes, quantum well lasers, photodetectors, optical
parametric oscillators, and waveguides. Emphasis is placed on the unifying theoretical analogies of optoelectronics, such as equivalence of quantization in heterostructure wells and waveguide modes, entanglement of blackbody radiation and semiconductor statistics. The book concludes by presenting the latest devices, including vertical surface emitting lasers, quantum well infrared photodetectors, quantum cascade lasers, and optical frequency converters.