Photonics : a short course
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Photonics : a short course
（Undergraduate lecture notes in physics）
Springer, c2014
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book will serve as a concise, self-contained, up-to-date introduction to Photonics, to be used as a textbook for undergraduate students or as a reference book for researchers and professionals. Blending theory with technical descriptions, the book covers a wide range of topics, including the general mechanism of laser action, continuous and pulsed laser operation, optical propagation in isotropic and anisotropic media, operating principles and structure of passive optical components, electro-optical and acousto-optical modulation, solid-state lasers, semiconductor lasers and LEDs, nonlinear optics, and optical fiber components and devices. The book concludes with an overview of applications, including optical communications, telemetry and sensing, industrial and biomedical applications, solid-state lighting, displays and photovoltaics.
Table of Contents
Photonics. A short course.- The laser.- Spectrum of electromagnetic waves.- Conventional light sources.- Origin of the laser.- Properties of oscillators.- Emission and absorption of light.- Optical amplification.- Scheme and characteristics of the laser.- Rate equations.- Types of laser.- Properties of laser light.- Propagation of electromagnetic waves.- Waves in vacuum.- Spectrum of optical signals.- Polarization of light.- Paraxial approximation.- Spherical wave.- Gaussian spherical wave.- Diffraction. Fresnel approximation.- Fraunhofer diffraction.- Rectangular and circular aperture.- Periodical transmission function.- Fourier optics.- Optical components.- Waves in matter.- Dispersive medium.- Reflection and refraction.- Dielectric interface.- Reflection from a metallic surface.- Anti-reflecting dielectric layer.- Multilayer mirror.- Beam splitter.- Total reflection prism.- Evanescent waves.- Thin lens and spherical mirror.- Focussing of spherical waves.- Focussing of Gaussian spherical waves.- ABCD matrices.- Modulation.- Linear electro-optic effect.- Interferometric modulator.- Birefringence-variation modulator.- Quadratic electro-optic effect.- Liquid crystal modulator.- Acousto-optic effect.- Acousto-optic modulation.- Acousto-optic deflection.- Semiconductor devices.- Semiconductor laser.- Homojunction laser.- Double heterojunction laser.- Characteristics of the semiconductor laser.- Semiconductor amplifier.- Light-emitting diodes.- LED.- OLED.- Photodetectors.- Photoelectric detectors.- Semiconductor detectors.- CCD detectors.- Electro-absorption modulators.- Optical fibers.- Properties of optical fibers.- Modal properties.- Attenuation.- Dispersion.- Dispersive propagation.- Types of fiber.- Fiber-optic components.- Fiber-optic amplifiers.- Fiber-optic lasers.- Applications.- Information and communication technologies.- Optical communications.- Optical memories.- Integrated optics.- Optical metrology and sensing.- Telemetry and vibration detection.- Velocimetry.- Sensing of physical quantities.- Industrial applications.- Biomedical applications.- Ophthalmology.- Biological imaging.- LED applications.- Photovoltaic cells.- Liquid crystal displays.
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