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Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

Why You Should Read This Book

The Book Subject: Photonic Signals and Systems

The Concluded Learning Experience

2 Nature of Light

Light Propagation

Nature of Light from Its Early Beginnings

Negative Refractive Index

Photon: The Light Particle and Its Application—Photonics

Mechanical Motion of Matter with Light

Optoelectronics: Photons and Electrons

The Fundamental Forces of Matter and Photonics

Additional Reading

3 Electromagnetic Waves, Light, and Polarization

Electromagnetic Waves and Polarization

Mathematical Formalization of Traveling Waves

EM Radiation, Media, and Polarization

Maxwell’s Equations for Traveling Waves and Polarization

Real- and Complex-Wave Representations ...

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