Photonics An Introduction /

• Main Author: Reider, Georg A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Physics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction into photonics, from the electrodynamic and quantum mechanic fundamentals to the level of photonic components and building blocks such as lasers, amplifiers, modulators, waveguides, and detectors. The book will serve both as textbook and as a reference...

Table of Contents:

• Light as electromagnetic radiation
• Plane waves in optical media
• Beam- and pulse propagation
• Optical interference
• Dielectric wave guides
• Light/matter interaction
• Optical oscillators
• Nonlinear optics and acousto-optic
• Photo detection.