Master level, but also to doctoral students, Is enabled to undertake the project of an To understand the basic theoretical aspects. For example, for researchers whoĪre expert in theory and wish to obtain anĬonversely, for experimentalists who wish Who look for an introduction to the field of Hence the book is useful for manyĭifferent kinds of readers, not only those The treatment is constantly agile but aimedĮxcellent.
The emphsis is on methodological aspects. Liquid crystal displays, photovoltaic cells. Integrated optical circuits, optical metrologyĪnd sensing, industrial applications of lasersĪnd LEDs (especially biomedical applications), Such as optical communication and memories, Manner the main applications of Photonics, The final chapter 7 illustrates in a concise The possibility of realizing novel amplifiersĪnd lasers of great relevance for practical It also describes how fibers have offered Of light pulses, optical components in fibers. The discussion encompasses their properties,Īttenuation and dispersion, the propagation Optical fibers, which constitute the subjectįor long-distance, low-loss communication. This is especially important also because itĭescribes how light can be generated by anĮlectric current in the laser and, on the otherĬurrent, as it happens in photovoltaic cells. Light Emitting Diodes and light detectors. Semiconductor devices, which includes, forĮxample, semiconductor lasers and amplifiers, The modulation of light beams, including theĭiscussion of the linear and quadratic electroopticalĮffects and of the acusto-optical effect. The description of the techniques that allow Metallic interfaces, dielectric mirrors andīeam splitters, thin lenses, spherical mirrors.įourier optics and spectral measurements are
The third chapter discusses alsoĪll the optical components which are mostĬommonly used in the manipulation of lightīeams such as, for example, dielectric and Introduction is followed by two chapters thatĭeal with the propagation of light in vacuumĪnd in isotropic and anisotropic materials, That rule the time evolution of the laserĮmission are derived and the main categories That govern the laser and to the properties of The first chapter is devoted to the principles Very much in accord with what is said above, Tailored for students of the Master courses in Is given by the criterion that the book be
Of topics and of the level of their treatment The signal theory and methods of information The approach includes necessary topics suchĪs, for example, electronic circuits and devices, Vision of such an interdisciplinary field, that Reader to the domain of Photonics, providingĪll the basic notions in a well structured The role of electrons is replaced by photons. Resemblance with the name Electronics, once The manipulation and the utilization of light. Photonics, which concerns the generation, Is best represented by the surge of a novelĭiscipline in Physics and Technology, named Matter and, consequently, to an extraordinary To unprecedented precision in measurements,Įnvironment via the interaction of light with Physics, leading to a novel conception of light, Corresponded to a revolution not only in theįramework of Optics, but in the general field of