February 2019
Beginner
1520 pages
54h 29m
English
Content preview from Fundamentals of Photonics, 2 Volume Set, 3rd Edition
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PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
Since the publication of the First Edition in 1991, Fundamentals of Photonics has been reprinted some 20 times, translated into Czech and Japanese, and used worldwide as a textbook and reference. During this period, major developments in photonics have continued apace, and have enabled technologies such as telecommunications and applications in industry and medicine. The Second Edition reports some of these developments, while maintaining the size of this single-volume tome within practical limits.
In its new organization, Fundamentals of Photonics continues to serve as a self-contained and up-to-date introductory-level textbook, featuring a logical blend of theory and applications. Many readers of the First Edition have been pleased with its abundant and well-illustrated figures. This feature has been enhanced in the Second Edition by the introduction of full color throughout the book, offering improved clarity and readability.
While each of the 22 chapters of the First Edition has been thoroughly updated, the principal feature of the Second Edition is the addition of two new chapters: one on photonic-crystal optics and another on ultrafast optics. These deal with developments that have had a substantial and growing impact on photonics over the past decade.
The new chapter on photonic-crystal optics provides a foundation for understanding the optics of layered media, including Bragg gratings, with the help of a matrix approach. Propagation of light ...
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