PHOTONICS AND LASERS: AN INTRODUCTION

　　This book evolved from a series of courses developed by the author and taught in the areas of lasers and photonics. This thoroughly classroom-tested work fills a unique need for students, instructors, and industry professionals in search of an introductory-level book that covers a wide range of topics in these areas. Comparable books tend to be aimed either too high or too low, or they cover only a portion of the topics that are needed for a comprehensive treatment.

Preface.
1. Overview.
2. Review of Optics.
3. Planar Waveguides.
4. Cylindrical Waveguides.
5. Losses in Optical Fibers.
6. Dispersion in Optical Fibers.
7. Fiber Connections and Diagnostics.
8. Photonic Crystal Optics.
9. Nonlinear Optics.
10. Review of Semiconductor Physics.
11. Light Sources.
12. Light Source to Waveguide Coupling Efficiency.
13. Optical Detectors.
14. Photodiode Detectors .
15. Lasers and Coherent Light.
16. Optical Resonators.
17. Gaussian Beam Optics.
18. Stimulated Emission and Optical Gain.
19. Optical Amplifiers.
20. Laser Oscillation.
21. CW Laser Characteristics.
22. Pulsed Lasers.
23 Survey of Laser Types.
24 Optical Communications.
Bibliography.
Appendix A. Solid Angle and the Brightness Theorem.
Appendix B. Fourier Synthesis and the Uncertainty Relation.
List of Symbols.
Index.