SIU FUNG YU is a faculty member of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He received a PhD in electronic engineering from Cambridge University. His research concentrates on the study of lasing mechanisms in semiconductor materials. Recently, he served as guest coeditor for a special issue of the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics on Optoelectronics Device Modeling. Dr Yu is a senior member of IEEE.

"…very nicely organized…design engineers of VCSELs will find this book the most useful. However, it also provides valuable information to CAD tool designers…" (Optics & Photonics News, June 2005) “…the author’s assessment of the opportunities gives a strong incentive to develop such interest” (Robotica, Vol. 22, 2004)

• Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers -An overview. 2. Simple Design Consideration of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 3. Modal Characteristics of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 4. Polarization Properties of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 5. Thermal Characteristics of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 6. Electrical Characteristics of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 7. Direct Modulation of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 8. Spontaneous Emission of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 9. Nonlinear Characteristics in Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. Index.

SIU FUNG YU is a faculty member of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He received a PhD in electronic engineering from Cambridge University. His research concentrates on the study of lasing mechanisms in semiconductor materials. Recently, he served as guest coeditor for a special issue of the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics on Optoelectronics Device Modeling. Dr Yu is a senior member of IEEE.

"…very nicely organized…design engineers of VCSELs will find this book the most useful. However, it also provides valuable information to CAD tool designers…" (Optics & Photonics News, June 2005) “…the author’s assessment of the opportunities gives a strong incentive to develop such interest” (Robotica, Vol. 22, 2004)

• Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers -An overview. 2. Simple Design Consideration of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 3. Modal Characteristics of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 4. Polarization Properties of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 5. Thermal Characteristics of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 6. Electrical Characteristics of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 7. Direct Modulation of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 8. Spontaneous Emission of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 9. Nonlinear Characteristics in Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. Index.

SIU FUNG YU is a faculty member of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He received a PhD in electronic engineering from Cambridge University. His research concentrates on the study of lasing mechanisms in semiconductor materials. Recently, he served as guest coeditor for a special issue of the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics on Optoelectronics Device Modeling. Dr Yu is a senior member of IEEE.

"…very nicely organized…design engineers of VCSELs will find this book the most useful. However, it also provides valuable information to CAD tool designers…" (Optics & Photonics News, June 2005) “…the author’s assessment of the opportunities gives a strong incentive to develop such interest” (Robotica, Vol. 22, 2004)

• Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers -An overview. 2. Simple Design Consideration of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 3. Modal Characteristics of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 4. Polarization Properties of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 5. Thermal Characteristics of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 6. Electrical Characteristics of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 7. Direct Modulation of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 8. Spontaneous Emission of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. 9. Nonlinear Characteristics in Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. Index.