1. Gain and Absorption: Many-Body Effects by S. W. Koch, J. Hader, A. Thränhardt, and J. V. Moloney 2. Fabry-Perot Lasers: Temperature and Many-Body Effects by B. Grote, E. K. Heller, R. Scarmozzino, J. Hader, J. V. Moloney, and S. W. Koch 3. Fabry-Perot Lasers: Thermodynamics-Based Modeling by U. Bandelow, H. Gajewski, and R. Hünlich 4. Distributed Feedback Lasers: Quasi-3D Static and Dynamic Model by X. Li 5. Multisection Lasers: Longitudinal Modes and their Dynamics by M. Radziunas and H. J. Wünsche 6. Wavelength Tunable Lasers: Time Domain Model for SG-DBR Lasers by D. Gallagher 7. Monolithic Mode-Locked Semiconductor Lasers by E. Avrutin , V. Nikolaev, and D. Gallagher 8. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers: Single-Mode Control and Self-heating Effects by M. Streiff, W. Fichtner, and A. Witzig 9. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers: High-Speed Performance and Analysis by J. Gustavsson, J. Bengtsson, and A. Larsson 10. GaN-based Light- Emitting Diodes by J. Piprek and S. Li 11. Silicon Solar Cells by P. Altermatt 12. Charge-Coupled Devices by C. J. Wordelman and E. K. Banghart 13. Infrared HgCdTe Optical Detectors by G. R. Jones, R. J. Jones, and W. French 14. Monolithic Wavelength Converters: Many-Body Effects and Saturation Analysis by J. Piprek, S. Li, P. Mensz, and J. Hader 15. Active Photonic Integrated Circuits by A. Lowery