Foundations for Guided-Wave Optics (PDF)

A classroom-tested introduction to integrated and fiber
optics

This text offers an in-depth treatment of integrated and fiber
optics, providing graduate students, engineers, and scientists with
a solid foundation of the principles, capabilities, uses, and
limitations of guided-wave optic devices and systems. In addition
to the transmission properties of dielectric waveguides and optical
fibers, this book covers the principles of directional couplers,
guided-wave gratings, arrayed-waveguide gratings, and fiber optic
polarization components.

The material is fully classroom-tested and carefully structured
to help readers grasp concepts quickly and apply their knowledge to
solving problems. Following an overview, including important
nomenclature and notations, the text investigates three major
topics:

* Integrated optics

* Fiber optics

* Pulse evolution and broadening in optical waveguides

Each chapter starts with basic principles and gradually builds
to more advanced concepts and applications. Compelling reasons for
including each topic are given, detailed explanations of each
concept are provided, and steps for each derivation are carefully
set forth. Readers learn how to solve complex problems using
physical concepts and simplified mathematics.

Illustrations throughout the text aid in understanding key
concepts, while problems at the end of each chapter test the
readers' grasp of the material.

The author has designed the text for upper-level undergraduates,
graduate students in physics and electrical and computer
engineering, and scientists. Each chapter is self-contained,
enabling instructors to choose a subset of topics to match their
particular course needs. Researchers and practitioners can also use
the text as a self-study guide to gain a better understanding of
photonic and fiber optic devices and systems.