Ch. 1. Photons and electrons -- Ch. 2. Wave properties of light -- Ch. 3. Polarization optics -- Ch. 4. Light and matter : emission, propagation, and absorption processes -- Ch. 5. Optical coherence and correlation -- Ch. 6. Some essential physics of radiation and solids -- Ch. 7. Optical sources, modulators, and detectors -- Ch. 8. Optical waveguides -- Ch. 9. Nonlinear optics -- Ch. 10. Photonics in action -- Ch. 11. Epilogue : and what of the future? -- Ch. 12. Appendices -- Ch. 13. Answers to numerical questions.
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Well-organised and accessible, 'Essentials of photonics' provides a full physical explanation of optoelectronics at the conceptual level. Starting from the principles of photonics and leading to applications, this second edition emphasises guided-wave optics and the devices that depend on it.