Fundamentals of Photonics

FUNDAMENTALS OF PHOTONICS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1. Ray Optics
	Postulates of Ray Optics
	Simple Optical Components
	Graded-Index Optics
	Matrix Optics
	Reading List
	Problems
2. Wave Optics
	Postulates of Wave Optics
	Monochromatic Waves
	Relation Between Wave Optics and Ray Optics
	Simple Optical Components
	Interference
	Polychromatic and Pulsed Light
	Reading List
	Problems
3. Beam Optics
	The Gaussian Beam
	Transmission Through Optical Components
	Hermite–Gaussian Beams
	Laguerre–Gaussian Beams
	Nondiffracting Beams
	Reading List
	Problems
4. Fourier Optics
	Propagation of Light in Free Space
	Optical Fourier Transform
	Diffraction of Light
	Image Formation
	Holography
	Reading List
	Problems
5. Electromagnetic Optics
	Electromagnetic Theory of Light
	Electromagnetic Waves in Dielectric Media
	Monochromatic Electromagnetic Waves
	Elementary Electromagnetic Waves
	Absorption and Dispersion
	Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves
	Pulse Propagation in Dispersive Media
	Reading List
	Problems
6. Polarization Optics
	Polarization of Light
	Reflection and Refraction
	Optics of Anisotropic Media
	Optical Activity and Magneto-Optics
	Optics of Liquid Crystals
	Polarization Devices
	Reading List
	Problems
7. Photonic-Crystal Optics
	Optics of Dielectric Layered Media
	One-Dimensional Photonic Crystals
	Two- and Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals
	Reading List
	Problems
8. Metal and Metamaterial Optics
	Single- and Double-Negative Media
	Metal Optics: Plasmonics
	Metamaterial Optics
	Transformation Optics
	Reading List
	Problems
9. Guided-Wave Optics
	Planar-Mirror Waveguides
	Planar Dielectric Waveguides
	Two-Dimensional Waveguides
	Optical Coupling in Waveguides
	Photonic-Crystal Waveguides
	Plasmonic Waveguides
	Reading List
	Problems
10. Fiber Optics
	Guided Rays
	Guided Waves
	Attenuation and Dispersion
	Holey and Photonic-Crystal Fibers
	Fiber Materials
	Reading List
	Problems
11. Resonator Optics
	Planar-Mirror Resonators
	Spherical-Mirror Resonators
	Two- and Three-Dimensional Resonators
	Microresonators and Nanoresonators
	Reading List
	Problems
12. Statistical Optics
	Statistical Properties of Random Light
	Interference of Partially Coherent Light
	Transmission of Partially Coherent Light
	Partial Polarization
	Reading List
	Problems
13. Photon Optics
	The Photon
	Photon Streams
	Quantum States of Light
	Reading List
	Problems
14. Light and Matter
	Energy Levels
	Occupation of Energy Levels
	Interactions of Photons with Atoms
	Thermal Light
	Luminescence and Scattering
	Reading List
	Problems
15. Laser Amplifiers
	Theory of Laser Amplification
	Amplifier Pumping
	Representative Laser Amplifiers
	Amplifier Nonlinearity
	Amplifier Noise
	Reading List
	Problems
16. Lasers
	Theory of Laser Oscillation
	Characteristics of the Laser Output
	Types of Lasers
	Pulsed Lasers
	Reading List
	Problems
17. Semiconductor Optics
	Semiconductors
	Interactions of Photons with Charge Carriers
	Reading List
	Problems
18. LEDS and Laser Diodes
	Light-Emitting Diodes
	Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
	Laser Diodes
	Quantum-Confined Lasers
	Microcavity Lasers
	Nanocavity Lasers
	Reading List
	Problems
19. Photodetectors
	Photodetectors
	Photoconductors
	Photodiodes
	Avalanche Photodiodes
	Array Detectors
	Noise in Photodetectors
	Reading List
	Problems
20. Acousto-Optics
	Interaction of Light and Sound
	Acousto-Optic Devices
	Acousto-Optics of Anisotropic Media
	Reading List
	Problems
21. Electro-Optics
	Principles of Electro-Optics
	Electro-Optics of Anisotropic Media
	Electro-Optics of Liquid Crystals
	Photorefractivity
	Electroabsorption
	Reading List
	Problems
22. Nonlinear Optics
	Nonlinear Optical Media
	Second-Order Nonlinear Optics
	Third-Order Nonlinear Optics
	Second-Order Nonlinear Optics: Coupled Waves
	Third-Order Nonlinear Optics: Coupled Waves
	Anisotropic Nonlinear Media
	Dispersive Nonlinear Media
	Reading List
	Problems
23. Ultrafast Optics
	Pulse Characteristics
	Pulse Shaping and Compression
	Pulse Propagation in Optical Fibers
	Ultrafast Linear Optics
	Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics
	Pulse Detection
	Reading List
	Problems
24. Optical Interconnects and Switches
	Optical Interconnects
	Passive Optical Routers
	Photonic Switches
	Photonic Logic Gates
	Reading List
	Problems
25. Optical Fiber Communications
	Fiber-Optic Components
	Optical Fiber Communication Systems
	Modulation and Multiplexing
	Coherent Optical Communications
	Fiber-Optic Networks
	Reading List
	Problems
A. Fourier Transform
	Reading List
B. Linear Systems
	Reading List
C. Modes of Linear Systems
	Reading List
SYMBOLS AND UNITS
AUTHORS
INDEX
Constants and Dimensions
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