Elements of Photonics
Volume II: For Fiber and Integrated Optics
Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics (Series Nr. 2)
1. Edition June 2002
656 Pages, Hardcover
Handbook/Reference Book
Short Description
The term photonics reflects the growing tie between optics and electronics brought about by the increasing role that semiconductor materials and devices play in optical systems. Integrated Optics refers to optical circuits that combine miniaturized individual optical devices through waveguides or other means into functional optical systems which are incorporated in a substrate, such as silicon. Important uses of these are in signal processing and optical communications among others. Fiber refers to fiber optic cables, which are replacing the copper cables as the backbone of telecommunications systems. This is volume 2 of Fundamentals of Photonics. This self-contained volume is devoted to photonics topics that apply to fiber and integrated optics. These volumes are each stand alone as valuable information resources but together the set represent the most comprehensive treatment of photonics currently available.
Provides a particularly good discussion of the electromagnetics of light in bounded media (i.e., fibers).
* The only book that treats the two complementary topics, fiber and integrated optics.
* A careful and thorough presentation of the topics that make it well suited for self-study.
* Includes numerous figures, problems and worked-out solutions.
* Discusses all the topics essential to modern optical communication systems including optical fibers, quantum electronics, optical amplifiers, and lasers among others.
* Concludes with a chapter that applies the design skills developed throughout the book to realistic problems in fiber optic communication systems.
* Heavily illustrated with over 300 figures specially formatted to aid in comprehension.
Optical Waveguides and Devices for Integrated Optics.
Modes and Dispersion in Optical Fibers.
Detecting Light.
Optical Amplifiers.
Transmitters.
Stationary and Solitary Solutions in a Nonlinear Medium.
Communicating by Fiber Optics.