Preface |
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves / Chapter 1: |
Introduction / 1.0: |
Maxwell's Equations and Boundary Conditions / 1.1: |
Energy Density and Poynting Vector / 1.2: |
Monochromatic Fields and Complex-Function Formalism / 1.3: |
Wave Equations and Monochromatic Plane Waves / 1.4: |
Chromatic Dispersion and Group Velocity / 1.5: |
Polarization States and Representations (Stokes Parameters and Poincare Sphere) / 1.6: |
Electromagnetic Propagation in Anisotropic Media (Crystals) / 1.7: |
Plane Waves in Uniaxially Anisotropic Media-Phase Retardation / 1.8: |
Jones Matrix Method / 1.9: |
Elementary Theory of Coherence / 1.10: |
Problems |
References |
Rays and Optical Beams / Chapter 2: |
Ray Matrices / 2.0: |
Skew Rays and Reentrant Rays / 2.2: |
Rays in Lenslike Media / 2.3: |
Wave Equation in Quadratic Index Media and Beams / 2.4: |
Gaussian Beams in Homogeneous Media / 2.5: |
Fundamental Gaussian Beam in a Lenslike Medium-The ABCD Law / 2.6: |
Gaussian Beams in Lens Waveguide / 2.7: |
High-Order Gaussian Beam Modes in a Homogeneous Medium / 2.8: |
Gaussian Beam Modes in Quadratic Index Media / 2.9: |
Propagation in Media with a Quadratic Gain Profile / 2.10: |
Elliptic Gaussian Beams / 2.11: |
Beam Propagation and Diffraction Integral / 2.12: |
Guided Waves in Dielectric Slabs and Fibers / Chapter 3: |
TE and TM Confined Modes in Symmetric Slab Waveguides / 3.0: |
TE and TM Confined Modes in Asymmetric Slab Waveguides / 3.2: |
Step-Index Circular Dielectric Waveguides (Linearly Polarized Modes in Optical Fibers) / 3.3: |
Effective Index Theory / 3.4: |
Waveguide Dispersion in Optical Fibers / 3.5: |
Attenuation in Silica Fibers / 3.6: |
Additional Reading |
Optical Resonators / Chapter 4: |
Fabry-Perot Etalon / 4.0: |
Fabry-Perot Etalons as Optical Spectrum Analyzers / 4.2: |
Optical Resonators with Spherical Mirrors / 4.3: |
Mode Stability Criteria / 4.4: |
Modes in a Generalized Resonator-Self-Consistent Method / 4.5: |
Resonance Frequencies of Optical Resonators / 4.6: |
Losses in Optical Resonators / 4.7: |
Ring Resonators / 4.8: |
Multicavity Etalons / 4.9: |
Mode Matching and Coupling Loss / 4.10: |
Interaction of Radiation and Atomic Systems / Chapter 5: |
Atomic Transitions and Electromagnetic Waves / 5.0: |
Atomic Polarizability and Dielectric Constant / 5.2: |
Classical Electron Model / 5.3: |
Dispersion and Complex Refractive Index / 5.4: |
Lineshape Function-Homogeneous and Inhomogeneous Broadening / 5.5: |
Induced Transitions-Absorption and Amplification / 5.6: |
Gain Saturation in Homogeneous Laser Media / 5.7: |
Gain Saturation in Inhomogeneous Laser Media / 5.8: |
Theory of Laser Oscillation and Some Specific Laser Systems / Chapter 6: |
Fabry-Perot Laser / 6.0: |
Oscillation Frequency / 6.2: |
Three- and Four-Level Lasers / 6.3: |
Power in Laser Oscillators / 6.4: |
Optimum Output Coupling in Laser Oscillators / 6.5: |
Multimode Laser Oscillation and Mode Locking / 6.6: |
Mode Locking in Homogeneously Broadened Laser Systems / 6.7: |
Pulse Length Measurement and Narrowing of Chirped Pulses / 6.8: |
Giant Pulse (Q-Switched) Lasers / 6.9: |
Hole Burning and the Lamb Dip in Doppler-Broadened Gas Lasers / 6.10: |
Some Specific Laser Systems / 6.11: |
Frequency Comb and Optical Frequency Metrology / 6.12: |
Chromatic Dispersion and Polarization Mode Dispersion in Fibers / Chapter 7: |
Chromatic Dispersion in Optical Transmission Systems / 7.0: |
Optical Pulse Spreading in Dispersive Media / 7.2: |
Polarization Effects in Optical Fibers / 7.3: |
Principal States of Polarization / 7.4: |
Vector Analysis of Polarization Mode Dispersion / 7.5: |
High-Order PMD and Compensators / 7.6: |
Nonlinear Optics / Chapter 8: |
On the Physical Origin of Nonlinear Polarization / 8.0: |
Second-Order Nonlinear Phenomena-General Methodology / 8.2: |
Electromagnetic Formulation and Optical Second-Harmonic Generation / 8.3: |
Other Second-Order Nonlinear Processes / 8.4: |
Quasi Phase Matching / 8.5: |
Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Processes / 8.6: |
Stimulated Brillouin Scattering / 8.7: |
Four-Wave Mixing and Phase Conjugation / 8.8: |
Frequency Tuning in Parametric Oscillation / 8.9: |
Electro-optic Modulation of Laser Beams / Chapter 9: |
Linear Electro-optic Effect / 9.0: |
Electro-optic Modulation-Phase, Amplitude / 9.2: |
High-Frequency Modulation Considerations / 9.3: |
Electroabsoption and Electroabsorption Modulators / 9.4: |
Electro-optical Effect in Liquid Crystals / 9.5: |
Acousto-optic Effect (Photoelastic Effect) / 9.6: |
Scattering of Light by Sound / 9.7: |
Bragg Diffraction-Coupled-Wave Analysis / 9.8: |
Bragg Cells and Beam Deflectors / 9.9: |
Noise in Optical Detection and Generation / Chapter 10: |
Limitations Due to Noise Power / 10.0: |
Noise-Basic Definitions and Theorems / 10.2: |
Spectral Density Function of a Train of Randomly Occurring Events / 10.3: |
Shot Noise / 10.4: |
Johnson Noise / 10.5: |
Spontaneous Emission Noise in Laser Oscillators / 10.6: |
Phasor Derivation of Laser Linewidth / 10.7: |
Coherence and Interference / 10.8: |
Error Probability in a Binary Pulse Code Modulation System / 10.9: |
Detection of Optical Radiation / Chapter 11: |
Optically Induced Transition Rates / 11.0: |
Photomultiplier / 11.2: |
Noise Mechanisms in Photomultipliers / 11.3: |
Heterodyne Detection with Photomultipliers / 11.4: |
Photoconductive Detectors / 11.5: |
The p-n Junction / 11.6: |
Semiconductor Photodiodes / 11.7: |
Avalanche Photodiode / 11.8: |
Power Fluctuation Noise in Lasers / 11.9: |
Wave Propagation in Periodic Media / Chapter 12: |
Periodic Media / 12.0: |
Periodic Layered Media-Bloch Waves / 12.2: |
Bragg Reflectors / 12.3: |
Coupled-Wave Analysis / 12.4: |
Periodic Waveguides / 12.5: |
Spectral Filters and Fiber Bragg Gratings / 12.6: |
Chirped and Tapered Index Gratings / 12.7: |
2-D and 3-D Periodic Media (Photonic Crystals) / 12.8: |
Waveguide Coupling / Chapter 13: |
General Properties of Modes / 13.0: |
Dielectric Perturbation Theory and Mode Coupling / 13.2: |
Coupling of Two Parallel Waveguides-Directional Coupler / 13.3: |
Coupling of N Parallel Identical Waveguides-Supermodes / 13.4: |
Phase Matching and Frequency Selective Coupling-Multiplexing / 13.5: |
Mode Converters / 13.6: |
Nonlinear Optical Effects in Fibers / Chapter 14: |
Kerr Effect and Self-Phase Modulation / 14.0: |
Cross-Phase Modulation-Polarization / 14.2: |
Nondegenerate Four-Wave Mixing / 14.3: |
Partially Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing / 14.4: |
Optical Solitons / 14.5: |
Semiconductor Lasers-Theory and Applications / Chapter 15: |
Some Semiconductor Physics Background / 15.0: |
Gain and Absorption in Semiconductor (Laser) Media / 15.2: |
GaAs/Ga[subscript 1-x]Al[subscript x]As Lasers / 15.3: |
Some Real Laser Structures / 15.4: |
Direct-Current Modulation of Semiconductor Lasers / 15.5: |
Gain Suppression and Frequency Chirp in Current-Modulated Semiconductor Lasers / 15.6: |
Integrated Optoelectronics / 15.7: |
Advanced Semiconductor Lasers / Chapter 16: |
Carriers in Quantum Wells (Advanced Topic) / 16.0: |
Gain in Quantum Well Lasers / 16.2: |
Distributed Feedback Lasers / 16.3: |
Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Semiconductor Lasers / 16.4: |
Optical Amplifiers / Chapter 17: |
Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers / 17.0: |
Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers / 17.2: |
Amplified Spontaneous Emission / 17.3: |
Optical Amplification in Fiber Links / 17.4: |
Raman Optical Amplifiers / 17.5: |
Classical Treatment of Quantum Noise and Squeezed States / Chapter 18: |
The Uncertainty Principle and Quantum Noise / 18.0: |
Squeezing of Optical Fields / 18.2: |
Wave Equation in Cylindrical Coordinates and Bessel Functions / Appendix A: |
Exact Solutions of the Step-Index Circular Waveguide / Appendix B: |
Kramers-Kronig Relations / Appendix C: |
Transformation of a Coherent Electromagnetic Field by a Thin Lens / Appendix D: |
Fermi Level and Its Temperature Dependence / Appendix E: |
Electro-optic Effect in Cubic 43m Crystals / Appendix F: |
Conversion for Power Units and Attenuation Units / Appendix G: |
Author Index |
Subject Index |
Preface |
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves / Chapter 1: |
Introduction / 1.0: |
Maxwell's Equations and Boundary Conditions / 1.1: |
Energy Density and Poynting Vector / 1.2: |
Monochromatic Fields and Complex-Function Formalism / 1.3: |