Photonics Essentials, 2nd Edition

Title: Photonics Essentials, 2nd Edition
Author: Thomas Pearsall
ISBN: 0071629351 / 9780071629355
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 320
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Year: 2010
Availability: In Stock

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An Enlightening Guide to Photonics

This unique book teaches photonics through the hands-on measurement techniques common to all photonic devices. Perfect for students and engineers looking for practical expertise rather than abstract theory, this tutorial does more than explain the workings of photonic applications in standard devices like lasers and photodetectors--it offers worked examples of measurement and characterization problems. Filled with these real-world examples that feature commercially available instruments, this practice-based book enables you to analyze, characterize, and handle any kind of photonic device.

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Photonics Essentials, Second Edition covers :

• Properties of electrons and photons
• Photodiodes
• Electrical response time of diodes
• Photoconductivity
• Light-emitting diodes
• Organic light-emitting diodes
• Lasers
• Direct modulation of laser diodes
• Current- and capacitance-voltage measurements
• Optical fibers and fiber amplifiers
• Optical characterization

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About the Author
Preface

Part I : Introductory Concepts
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Electrons and Photons

Part II : Photonic Devices
Chapter 3 : Photodiodes
Chapter 4 : Electrical Response Time of Diodes
Chapter 5 : Photoconductivity
Chapter 6 : Light-Emitting Diodes
Chapter 7 : Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
Chapter 8 : Lasers

Part III : Advanced Topics
Chapter 9 : Direct Modulation of Laser Diodes
Chapter 10 : Optical Fibers and Optical Fiber Amplifiers

Part IV : Characterizing Photonic Devices in the Laboratory
Chapter 11 : Measurements in Photonics
Chapter 12 : Experimental Photonics : Devices Characterization in the Laboratory

Index