Fundamentals of Photonics A complete, thoroughly updated, full-color third edition Fundamentals of Photonics, Third Edition is a self-contained and up-to-date introductory-level textbook that thoroughly surveys this rapidly expanding area of engineering and applied physics. Featuring a blend of theory and applications, coverage includes detailed accounts of the primary theories of light, including ray optics, wave optics, electromagnetic optics, and photon optics, as well as the interaction of light and matter. Presented at increasing levels of complexity, preliminary sections build toward more advanced topics, such as Fourier optics and holography, photonic-crystal optics, guided-wave and fiber optics, LEDs and lasers, acousto-optic and electro-optic devices, nonlinear optical devices, ultrafast optics, optical interconnects and switches, and optical fiber communications. The third edition features an entirely new chapter on the optics of metals and plasmonic devices. Each chapter contains highlighted equations, exercises, problems, summaries, and selected reading lists. Examples of real systems are included to emphasize the concepts governing applications of current interest. Each of the twenty-four chapters of the second edition has been thoroughly updated.

Fundamentals of PhotonicsA complete, thoroughly updated, full-color third editionFundamentals of Photonics, Third Edition is a self-contained and up-to-date introductory-level textbook that thoroughly surveys this rapidly expanding area of engineering and applied physics. Featuring a blend of theory and applications, coverage includes detailed accounts of the primary theories of light, including ray optics, wave optics, electromagnetic optics, and photon optics, as well as the interaction of light and matter. Presented at increasing levels of complexity, preliminary sections build toward more advanced topics, such as Fourier optics and holography, photonic-crystal optics, guided-wave and fiber optics, LEDs and lasers, acousto-optic and electro-optic devices, nonlinear optical devices, ultrafast optics, optical interconnects and switches, and optical fiber communications. The third edition features an entirely new chapter on the optics of metals and plasmonic devices. Each chapter contains highlighted equations, exercises, problems, summaries, and selected reading lists. Examples of real systems are included to emphasize the concepts governing applications of current interest. Each of the twenty-four chapters of the second edition has been thoroughly updated.

Volume 1 OpticsChapter 1 Ray OpticsChapter 2 Wave OpticsChapter 3 Beam OpticsChapter 4 Fourier OpticsChapter 5 Electromagnetic OpticsChapter 6 Polarization OpticsChapter 7 Photonic-Crystal OpticsChapter 8 Metal and Metamaterial OpticsChapter 9 Guided-Wave OpticsChapter 10 Fiber OpticsChapter 11 Resonator OpticsChapter 12 Statistical OpticsChapter 13 Photon OpticsFourier TransformLinear SystemsModes of Linear SystemsSymbols and UnitsAuthorsIndexVolume 2 PhotonicsChapter 14 Light and MatterChapter 15 Laser AmplifiersChapter 16 LasersChapter 17 Semiconductor OpticsChapter 18 Leds and Laser DiodesChapter 19 PhotodetectorsChapter 20 Acousto-OpticsChapter 21 Electro-OpticsChapter 22 Nonlinear OpticsChapter 23 Ultrafast OpticsChapter 24 Optical Interconnects and SwitchesChapter 25 Optical Fiber CommunicationsFourier TransformLinear SystemsModes of Linear SystemsSymbols and UnitsAuthorsIndex