Reliability and degradation of semiconductor lasers and LEDs / Mitsuo Fukuda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fukuda, Mitsuo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semiconductor lasers--Reliability.

Semiconductor lasers.

Light emitting diodes--Reliability.

Light emitting diodes.

Physical Description:

x, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Artech House, [1991]

Contents:

Chapter 2 Basics of Semiconductor LEDs and Lasers 5

2.1 Band Structure in Semiconductors 5

2.2 Optical Devices and Semiconductors 9

2.3 Radiative and Nonradiative Recombination in Semiconductors 10

2.4 p-n Junctions and Double Heterostructures 19

2.5 Light-Emitting Diodes 29

2.6 Laser Diodes 43

Chapter 3 Reliability in LEDs and Lasers 83

3.1 Reliability Mathematics 83

3.2 Probability Density Function of LED and Laser Failure 87

3.3 Failure Distribution Function 88

3.4 Reliability Testing and Data 102

3.5 Failure Physics 109

Chapter 4 Basic Degradation Mechanisms and Enhancement Factors 115

4.1 Degradation and Enhancement Factors 115

4.2 Degradation of the Inner Region 118

4.3 Facet Degradation and Catastrophic Optical Damage 128

4.4 Degradation of Electrodes and Bonds 136

4.5 Degradation Due to Electrical Surge 144

4.6 Method of Failure (Degradation) Analysis 147

Chapter 5 Reliability and Degradation of AlGaAs/GaAs Light Sources 165

5.1 Light-Emitting Diodes 165

5.2 Fabry-Perot (FP) Lasers 171

Chapter 6 Reliability and Degradation of InGaAsP/InP Surface Emitting Type LEDs 185

6.1 Degradation Modes 185

6.2 Homogeneous Degradation Mechanisms 190

6.3 Reliability of InGaAsP/InP LEDs 198

6.4 Electrical Surge Endurance Level 202

Chapter 7 Reliability and Degradation of InGaAsP/InP Laser Diodes 207

7.1 Fabry-Perot (FP) Lasers 207

7.2 Distributed Feedback (DFB) Lasers 256

7.3 Reliability of InGaAsP/InP Lasers 276

Chapter 8 Degradation of MBE- and MOVPE-Grown Lasers 295

8.1 Normal FP Lasers 295

8.2 Quantum Well (QW) Lasers 301

8.3 Strained Quantum Well Lasers 301

Chapter 9 Degradation of Bonds and Heat Sinks 309

9.1 Degradation of Bonds 309

9.2 Degradation of the Heat Sink 318

Chapter 10 Degradation Modes and Lifetime of Semiconductor LEDs and Lasers 325

10.1 Degradation Modes 325

10.2 The Future 332.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0890064652

OCLC:

24142739