Product Description

Now in a new full-color edition, Fundamentals of Photonics, Second Edition is a self-contained and up-to-date introductory-level textbook that thoroughly surveys this rapidly expanding area of engineering and applied physics. Featuring a logical blend of theory and applications, coverage includes detailed accounts of the primary theories of light, including ray optics, wave optics, electromagnetic optics, and photon optics, as well as the interaction of photons and atoms, and semiconductor optics. Presented at increasing levels of complexity, preliminary sections build toward more advanced topics,
such as Fourier optics and holography, guided-wave and fiber optics, semiconductor sources and detectors, electro-optic and acousto-optic devices, nonlinear optical devices, optical interconnects and switches, and optical fiber communications.

Each of the twenty-two chapters of the first edition has been thoroughly updated. The Second Edition also features entirely new chapters on photonic-crystal optics (including multilayer and periodic media, waveguides, holey fibers, and resonators) and ultrafast optics (including femtosecond optical pulses, ultrafast nonlinear optics, and optical solitons). The chapters on optical interconnects and switches and optical fiber communications have been completely rewritten to accommodate current technology.

Each chapter contains summaries, highlighted equations, exercises, problems, and selected reading lists. Examples of real systems are included to emphasize the concepts governing applications of current interest.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #154296 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-09
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1200 pages

Review
"…a broad survey on photonics that encompasses theory and applications." (CHOICE, September 2007)

"...excellent and up to date." (Books-On-Line)

The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
Solutions Manual available.

The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
Covers the interaction of optics and electronics and their important applications in lasers, optical fibers and semiconductor optical devices. Examines the four theories of light--ray, wave, electromagnetic and photon optics as well as the theory of interaction of light with matter. Numerous applications and examples of actual systems are also provided.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic.
Beautifully written. Very clear.
Second edition has gorgeous color illustrations.
Extremely comprehensive and covers all important facets of photonics:
lasers, nonlinear and classical optics, photons/atoms, electromagnetic theory, fiber optics, and tons more.
But most importantly, it explains things in plain old English so you can understand the concepts, then walks you through the math.
Typically considered an undergrad book but I think it has plenty of material suitable for grad level learning in this field and is better written than many grad-level books out there. If you want to learn about lasers, optics, fiber optics, etc. this is a good addition to the library.

Fundamentals of Photonics Review
The book arrived in great condition, but I bought it new. This is a great text for Senior students with an EE or Elctro-Optics background. It would also be a great text for first year Master's students. The book tries to do a bit of everything and is a great reference for anyone interested in optics to the professional optical/electrical engineer.

One of the Essential Books of Optics to Own
If you are in the field of optics or biomedical optics, there are three to four books which would be the most essential to own. The is one of them. This book is comprehensive, dealing with all the most critical areas in field, yet easy to read. It is either outstanding in understanding the most basic concepts, yet a phenomenal reference on the derivations of relationships whose origin is left to the imagination in most textbooks. This is a must buy.