Waveguide Optoelectronics
By: edited by John H. Marsh, Richard M. Rue
Contributors: Rue, Richard M.
Series: NATO ASI Series, Series E: Applied Sciences, 0168-132X -- 226; NATO ASI series -- 226.
Publisher: Springer Netherlands; Imprint; Springer
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9789401118347
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Glasgow, Scotland, July 30-August 10, 1990
Description: This book provides an overview of the underlying physics and technology of modern waveguide optoelectronics. By presenting these two aspects together in a coherent manner, readers will gain an appreciation of the fundamental physical limits to device performance as well as a critical understanding of the state of the art. <br/> Starting from the fundamental optical properties of matter, the book moves on to describe methods of device design, with an emphasis on low dimensional systems. The potential of III-IV semiconductors is highlighted because of their ability to incorporate lasers, waveguides, modulaters and detectors. However, other technologies -- principally lithium niobate and fibre devices -- are studied and contrasted. The role of nonlinear optics and femtosecond pulses within the framework of waveguide optics is evaluated. Optical fibre devices show considerable promise in a range of system applications and such devices are discussed and compared with planer devices. Finally, progress towards photonic and optoelectronic integrated circuits is addressed. <br/>