Due to its central role in modern communications technologies, photonics--or optical electronics--has evolved
dynamically over the last ten years. Photonics by Amnon Yariv and Pochi Yeh is extensively revised and updated
to keep pace with this unprecedented development. Now more tailored to optical communication, the sixth edition
integrates material on generating and manipulating optical radiation and designing photonic components for the
transmission of information. It also presents a broader theoretical underpinning and more explanations of mathematical
derivations than the previous edition. The text describes the basic physics and principles of operation of major
photonic components in optical communications and electronics.
These components include optical resonators, various lasers, waveguides, optical fibers, gratings, and photonic
crystals. photonics, Sixth Edition, also covers the transmission, modulation, amplification, and detection of optical
beams in optical networks, as well as nonlinear optical effects in fibers. It assumes a background in electromagnetic
theory, Maxwell's equations, and electromagnetic wave propagation. Including numerous examples throughout, Photonics,
Sixth Edition, is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in photonics, optoelectronics, or optical
communications. It is also a useful reference for practicing engineers and scientists.
Table of Contents
1. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
2. Rays and Optical Beams
3. Dielectric Waveguides and Optical Fibers
4. Optical Resonators
5. Interaction of Radiation and Atomic Systems
6. Theory of Laser Oscillation and Some Specific Laser Systems
7. Chromatic Dispersion and Polarization Mode Dispersion in Fibers
8. Nonlinear Optics
9. Electro-Optics and AO modulators
10. Noise in Optical Detection and Generation
11. Detection of Optical Radiation
12. Periodic Structures
13. Waveguide Coupling
14. Nonlinear Optical Effects in Fibers
15. Semiconductor Lasers
16. Advanced Semiconductor Lasers
17. Optical Amplifiers
18. Classical