Semiconductor Integrated Optics for Switching Light, 2nd Edition
Semiconductor Integrated Optics for Switching Light (Second Edition)
by Charlie Ironside;
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0750335173 | 96 pages | True PDF | 16.37 MB
by Charlie Ironside;
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0750335173 | 96 pages | True PDF | 16.37 MB
Semiconductor Integrated Optics for Switching Light (Second Edition) provides concise description of the physics and engineering of semiconductor optical waveguides for photonic and electronic switching with a focus on optical communication applications. It provides Python notebooks that illustrate the concepts discussed in the book. The book includes the following topics: linear and nonlinear optics, linear electro-optic effect electroabsorption and electrorefraction, nonlinear refraction, nonlinear optical devices.
Key Features
Comprehensive introduction to the research literature on semiconductor integrated optics
State of the art introduction into how this technology is deployed to make devices for optical communication systems
Software - the Mathematica and Python notebooks which give the reader not only insight into how existing devices operate but also tools that can be used to design new devices
Unique and cogent combination of fundamental physical principles and applications of semiconductor optical waveguides