Chuang S.L. Physics of Photonic Devices

2nd Edition. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009. – 840 p. – ISBN: 0470293195.The most up-to-date book available on the physics of photonic devices
This new edition of Physics of Photonic Devices incorporates significant advancements in the field of photonics that have occurred since publication of the first edition (Physics of Optoelectronic Devices). New topics covered include a brief history of the invention of semiconductor lasers, the Lorentz dipole method and metal plasmas, matrix optics, surface plasma waveguides, optical ring resonators, integrated electroabsorption modulator-lasers, and solar cells. It also introduces exciting new fields of research such as: surface plasmonics and micro-ring resonators; the theory of optical gain and absorption in quantum dots and quantum wires and their applications in semiconductor lasers; and novel microcavity and photonic crystal lasers, quantum-cascade lasers, and GaN blue-green lasers within the context of advanced semiconductor lasers.
Physics of Photonic Devices, Second Edition presents novel information that is not yet available in book form elsewhere. Many problem sets have been updated, the answers to which are available in an all-new Solutions Manual for instructors. Comprehensive, timely, and practical, Physics of Photonic Devices is an invaluable textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in photonics and an indispensable tool for researchers working in this rapidly growing field.Fundamentals
Basic Semiconductor Electronics
Basic Quantum Mechanics
Theory of Electronic Band Structures in Semiconductors
Propagation of Light
Electromagnetics and Light Propagation
Light Propagation in Anisotropie Media and Radiation
Optical Waveguide Theory
Coupled-Mode Theory
Generation of Light
Optical Processes in Semiconductors
Fundamentals of Semiconductor Lasers
Advanced Semiconductor Lasers
Modulation of Light
Direct Modulation of Semiconductor Lasers
Electrooptic and Acoustooptic Modulators
Electroabsorption Modulators
Detection of Light and Solar Cells
Photodetectors and Solar Cells
Appendices
Semiconductor Heterojunction Band Lineups in the Model-Solid Theory
Optical Constants of GaAs and InP
Electronic Properties of Si, Ge, and a Few Binary, Ternary, and Quaternary Compounds
Parameters for InN, GaN, AIN, and Their Ternary Compounds