Description
Book SynopsisPhotonics is the study of devices that utilize light. Applications include fiber optic communications and lasers. This book deals with the miniturization of photonic devices.
Table of ContentsPreface.
About the Author.
Introduction to Integrated Photonics.
Review of the Electromagnetic Theory of Light.
Theory of Integrated Optic Waveguides.
Coupled Mode Theory: Waveguide Gratings.
Light Propagation in Waveguides: The Beam Propagation Method.
Note.
References.
Further Reading.
Appendix 1: Complex Notation of the Electric and Magnetic Fields.
Appendix 2: Phase Shifts for TE and TM Incidence.
Appendix 3: Marcatili's Method for Solving Guided Modes in Rectangular Channel Waveguides.
Appendix 4: Demonstration of Formula (4.3).
Appendix 5: Derivation of Formula (4.4).
Appendix 6: Fast Fourier Algorithm.
Appendix 7: Implementation of the Crank-Nicolson Propagation Scheme.
Appendix 8: List of Abbreviations.
Appendix 9: Some Useful Physical Constants.
Index.
