Photonics A Short Course /

• Main Authors: Degiorgio, Vittorio (Author), Cristiani, Ilaria (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

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 ge...

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: Photonics. A short course
• The laser
• Spectrum of electromagnetic waves
• Propagation of electromagnetic waves
• Waves in vacuum
• Optical components
• Waves in matter
• Dispersive medium
• Modulation
• Linear electro-optic effect
• Semiconductor devices
• Semiconductor laser
• Optical fibers
• Properties of optical fibers
• Applications
• Information and communication technologies.