Elements of Photonics, 2 Volume Set

Photonics reflects the growing connection between optics and electronics brought about by the increasing role that semiconductor materials and devices play in optical systems. Volume 1 deals with photonics in free space and special media such as anisotropic crystals.

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Volume I:
* Provides a particularly good discussion of the electromagnetics of light in bounded media
* Only book that treats the two complementary topics, fiber and integrated optics
* Careful and thorough presentation of the topics that makes it well suited for courses and self study
* Includes numerous problems and solutions
Volume II:
* Provides a particularly good discussion of the electromagnetics of light in bounded media (i.e., fibers)
* the only book that treats the two complementary topics, fiber and integrated optics.
* A careful and thorough presentation of the topics that make it well suited for self-study. It includes numerous problems and worked out solutions