Photonics: optical electronics in modern communications

ContentsChapter 1 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves 1Chapter 2 Rays and Optical Beams 66Chapter 3 Guided Waves in Dielectric Slabs and Fibers 110Chapter 4 Optical Resonators 156Chapter 5 Interaction of Radiation and Atomic Systems 211Chapter 6 Theory of Laser Oscillation and Some Specific Laser Systems 237Chapter 7 Chromatic Dispersion and Polarization Mode Dispersion in Fibers 313Chapter 8 Nonlinear Optics 354Chapter 9 Electro-optic Modulation of Laser Beams 406Chapter 10 Noise in Optical Detection and Generation 465Chapter 11 Detection of Optical Radiation 501Chapter 12 Wave Propagation in Periodic Media 539Chapter 13 Waveguide Coupling 602Chapter 14 Nonlinear Optical Effects in Fibers 633Chapter 15 Semiconductor Lasers—Theory and Applications 673Chapter 16 Advanced Semiconductor Lasers 714Chapter 17 Optical Amplifiers 748Chapter 18 Classical Treatment of Quantum Noise and Squeezed States 778