Physics of Photonic Devices (eBook)

The most up-to-date book available on the physics of photonic
devices

This new edition of Physics of Photonic Devices incorporates
significant advancements in the field of photonics that have
occurred since publication of the first edition (Physics of
Optoelectronic Devices). New topics covered include a brief history
of the invention of semiconductor lasers, the Lorentz dipole method
and metal plasmas, matrix optics, surface plasma waveguides,
optical ring resonators, integrated electroabsorption
modulator-lasers, and solar cells. It also introduces exciting new
fields of research such as: surface plasmonics and micro-ring
resonators; the theory of optical gain and absorption in quantum
dots and quantum wires and their applications in semiconductor
lasers; and novel microcavity and photonic crystal lasers,
quantum-cascade lasers, and GaN blue-green lasers within the
context of advanced semiconductor lasers.

Physics of Photonic Devices, Second Edition presents novel
information that is not yet available in book form elsewhere. Many
problem sets have been updated, the answers to which are available
in an all-new Solutions Manual for instructors. Comprehensive,
timely, and practical, Physics of Photonic Devices is an invaluable
textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in
photonics and an indispensable tool for researchers working in this
rapidly growing field.