Essentials of Photonics

Informationen zum Autor Rogers, Alan Klappentext Building on the bestselling "Essentials of Optoelectronics," this edition bears a new title to reflect the dramatic changes in the field. Starting from the principles of photonics and leading to applications, this edition emphasizes guided-wave optics and the devices that depend on it. Zusammenfassung Describing a range of photonic principles and techniques, this book gives insight into the underlying physical processes. It presents a detailed treatment of lasers, waveguides, modulators, detectors, non-linear optics and optical signal processing. It also includes sections on photonic crystal fibres, and distributed optical-fibre sensing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Photons and Electrons. Wave Properties of Light. The Physics of Radiation. Solid-state Physics. Interactions between Light and Matter. Optical Waveguides. Optical Sources. Optical Modulators. Optical Detectors. Optical Amplifiers. Non-linear Optics. Optical-fibre Communications Systems. Optical Measurement Sensing. Some Advanced Topics in Modern Photonics. Prospects for the Future.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Rogers, Alan (Independent Consultant Rogers
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.12.2008
• EAN: 9780849338366
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-3836-6
• No. of pages: 488
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Optics, Applied optics