Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and self-contained introductory text covering all the fundamental concepts and major principles of photonics.
Trade Review'[Principles of Photonics] is an excellent textbook … The book would also be suitable for physics students. … The volume carries readers from the nature of optical fields and the properties of optical materials, through to principles of major photonics functions including the generation, propagation, amplification and detection of optical waves. Readers will thus gain a firm foundation for future forays into photonics devices and systems.' K. Alan Shore, Optics and Photonics News
Table of ContentsPreface; Partial list of symbols; 1. Basic concepts of optical fields; 2. Optical properties of materials; 3. Optical wave propagation; 4. Optical coupling; 5. Optical interference; 6. Optical resonance; 7. Optical absorption and emission; 8. Optical amplification; 9. Laser oscillation; 10. Optical modulation; 11. Photodetection; Appendix A: symbols and notations; Appendix B: SI metric system; Appendix C: fundamental physical constants; Appendix D: Fourier-transform relations; Index.
