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Because integrated optics and optoelectronics technology have been devel oping very rapidly during the past few years, significant advances have been made since the first edition of this book was published. Furthermore, interest in the book itself has been strong, leading to a demand for a new, updated version of the text. This has motivated us to issue the present revised pa perback edition, whose lower price will make it more easily accessible to researchers in the area and to interested graduate students, in particular. The present edition is essentially similar to the original hardcover book, except that a new chapter (Chap. 7) has been added, which briefly reviews the recent advances in the area and provides new references. Typographical errors spotted in the original edition have also been corrected. Although great care has been exercised, some errors may still occur in the text and other improvements could be introduced in a possible future edition. The volume editor would therefore appreciate any comments from readers, who are urged to communicate their suggestions directly to him.
List of contents
1. Introduction..- 1.1 Overview.- 1.2 Organization of the Book.- References.- 2. Theory of Optical Waveguides. (With 32 Figures).- 2.1 Ray Optics of the Slab Waveguide.- 2.2 Fundamentals of the Electromagnetic Theory of Dielectric Waveguides.- 2.3 Modes of the Planar Slab Guide.- 2.4 Planar Guides with Graded-Index Profiles.- 2.5 Channel Waveguides.- 2.6 Coupled-Mode Formalism and Periodic Waveguides.- References.- 3. Waveguide Transitions and Junctions (With 43 Figures).- 3.1 Waveguide Modes and Coupled-Mode Theory.- 3.2 Fast and Slow Transitions.- 3.3 Mode Coupling Between Local Normal Modes.- 3.4 Two-Arm Branches.- 3.5 Waveguide Horns.- 3.6 Branches with Three Arms.- 3.7 Conclusion.- References.- 4. Titanium-Diffused Lithium Niobate Waveguide Devices (With 39 Figures).- 4.1 Waveguide Fabrication.- 4.2 Basic Device Considerations.- 4.3 Switch/Modulator.- 4.4 On/Off Modulators.- 4.5 Polarization Devices.- 4.6 Wavelength Filters.- 4.7 Polarization-Insensitive Devices.- 4.8 Some Ti:LiNbO3 Integrated-Optic Circuits.- 4.9 Applications.- References.- 5. Mode-Controlled Semiconductor Lasers (With 55 Figures).- 5.1 Organization of the Chapter.- 5.2 Laser Basics.- 5.3 Structures for Transverse-Mode Control.- 5.4 Longitudinal Mode Control.- 5.5 Linewidth.- 5.6 High-Speed Modulation.- 5.7 Luminescent Diodes and Laser Amplifiers.- 5.8 Tunable and FM Lasers.- Appendix 5A: Glossary of Symbols.- References.- 6. Semiconductor Integrated Optic Devices (With 66 Figures).- 6.1 Semiconductor Waveguide Theory.- 6.2 Material Technology.- 6.3 Passive Waveguide Devices - Fabrication and Characterization.- 6.4 Electro-Optic Guided-Wave Modulators - Theory.- 6.5 Electro-Optic Guided-Wave Modulator Characteristics.- 6.6 Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits (OEIC).- 6.7 Concluding Remarks.-References.- 7. Recent Advances (With 1 Figure).- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Theory of Optical Waveguides.- 7.3 Waveguide Transitions and Junctions.- 7.4 Titanium-Diffused Lithium Niobate Waveguide Devices.- 7.5 Mode-Controlled Semiconductor Lasers.- 7.6 Semiconductor Integrated Optic Devices.- References.
