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The first complete guide to nonlinear theory and practice for engineers

Nonlinear Optics is a highly accessible, applications-oriented introduction to a new and rapidly growing field. An indispensable resource for both electrical engineering students and professionals working in the telecommunications and optoelectronics industry, it:
* Treats the subject of nonlinear optics in purely classical terms for electrical engineers
* Offers numerous real-world examples clearly demonstrating the connection between theory and practical application
* Features helpful chapter-end problems and numerous examples
* Explores current and future applications of nonlinear optics in telecommunications, computers, and other fields

Due to its many applications in fiber-optic communications and optoelectronics the propagation of light through nonlinear media is an increasingly important topic among electrical engineers. Unfortunately, books geared to the specific concerns of electrical engineering students and professionals in the telecommunications and optoelectronics industry continue to be in short supply. This book is designed to fill that gap.

Nonlinear Optics is a complete, self-contained, applications-oriented introduction to the field. In an effort to make this book as accessible as possible to its intended audience, E. G. Sauter has foregone quantum mechanical descriptions, choosing instead to treat the subject of nonlinear optics in purely classical terms. He has also included numerous real-world examples that clearly demonstrate the connection between theory and practical application.

The book begins with the theoretical foundations for the practical discussions that follow. Dr. Sauter treats the basic relations between polarization and electric field strength, the different nonlinear effects of polarizations of order two and three, wave propagation of complex phasors in nonlinear media and anisotropic media, and the conservation of energy and momentum in nonlinear processes.

Over the six chapters that follow, these theories are applied to specific cases, including the linear electrooptic effects; second harmonic generation; parametric effects; four-wave mixing, including the Raman and Brillouin effects; and the optical Kerr effect. The remaining chapters present in-depth discussions of pulse propagation, solitons, and nonlinear effects in glass fibers.

Helpful problems appear at the end of each chapter, and numerous worked and unworked examples are scattered throughout the text to elucidate principles and clarify complex material.

A highly accessible, applications-oriented introduction to a new and rapidly growing field, Nonlinear Optics is an indispensable resource for both electrical engineering students and working professionals. ... Read more

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This new edition is intended for a one semester course in optics for juniors and seniors in science and engineering. It uses scripts from Maple, MathCad, Mathematica, and MATLAB to provide a simulated laboratory where students can learn by exploration and discovery instead of passive absorption. The text covers all the standard topics of a traditional optics course. It contains step by step derivations of all basic formulas in geometrical, wave and Fourier optics. The threefold arrangement of text, applications, and files makes the book suitable for "self-learning" by scientists or engineers who would like to refresh their knowledge of optics.

Customer Reviews (2)

3 stars for students, 5 stars for instructors
If you are a student of optics, this rather expensive text is not really going to help you that much considering the price. The best combination is Optics (4th Edition) for comprehension and Schaum's Outline of Optics for basic practice of what is covered in the textbook. Both books are written by the same author, and the first book might have been better if the author had incorporated more examples from his Schaum's outline into it.

This book really glosses over explanations. The best part of the book are the programs that demonstrate various optics principles. These are included on the accompanying CD and are named at the different places in the book. Thus be careful if you buy a used copy, because without the CD you really don't have much. Students might want to look at the first edition, because besides branching out into other languages besides Mathcad, there really isn't that much difference between the two editions except price.

For the instructor of college-level optics, I think this book is really useful. You can incorporate some of the programs into demonstrations and illustrate some difficult principles. For that purpose I highly recommend it.

simulated optical bench
Traditionally, optics was often taught using a lab. Where you had an optical bench, replete with many elements like prisms, beam splitters, waveguides etc. If possible, you really should learn optics in a hands-on way like that.

But suppose now you have a class in optics. There are customary texts for this, like Optics (4th Edition). But this new book takes a different approach. In essence, it offers a simulated optical bench. Using the power of a commonly affordable personal computer. Along with an impressive set of math packages. The book plays no favourites amongst these, in order to maximise its readership. Moeller is to be commended for this ecumenical approach.

Now, you can tweak numerous parameters within setups inside the packages, and see the results. Yeah, it is all simulated. But if it is the concepts you need, then you can grasp them in the book's manner. Another consideration is that not every university can necessarily afford the optical lab. Or imagine a reader studying this subject at home. So in these cases, the book is also a boon. ... Read more

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The most comprehensive and up-to-date optics resource available

Prepared under the auspices of the Optical Society of America, the five carefully architected and cross-referenced volumes of the Handbook of Optics, Third Edition, contain everything a student, scientist, or engineer requires to actively work in the field. From the design of complex optical systems to world-class research and development methods, this definitive publication provides unparalleled access to the fundamentals of the discipline and its greatest minds.

Individual chapters are written by the world's most renowned experts who explain, illustrate, and solve the entire field of optics. Each volume contains a complete chapter listing for the entire Handbook, extensive chapter glossaries, and a wealth of references. This pioneering work offers unprecedented coverage of optics data, techniques, and applications.

Volume I covers geometrical and physical optics, polarized light, components, and instruments. ... Read more

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The most comprehensive and up-to-date optics resource available

Prepared under the auspices of the Optical Society of America, the five carefully architected and cross-referenced volumes of the Handbook of Optics, Third Edition, contain everything a student, scientist, or engineer requires to actively work in the field. From the design of complex optical systems to world-class research and development methods, this definitive publication provides unparalleled access to the fundamentals of the discipline and its greatest minds.

Individual chapters are written by the world's most renowned experts who explain, illustrate, and solve the entire field of optics. Each volume contains a complete chapter listing for the entire Handbook, extensive chapter glossaries, and a wealth of references. This pioneering work offers unprecedented coverage of optics data, techniques, and applications.

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Proud and Lazy - A Story for Little Folks is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Oliver Optic is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Oliver Optic then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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This practical handbook fills in gaps that other textbooks on high-speed design don't discuss, covering every aspect of high-speed board-level digital design. Several design examples at high Gigabit per second data rates are presented. Discusses highest-speed logic and interface families of devices, relevant applications, and device speeds versus how far signals transmit with good signal integrity. A quick-reference overview of each device family is also provided. High-speed design rules are presented for both engineering design and printed circuit board layout. Emphasizes designing high-speed backplanes, driving cabling, bus architecture and topology. Discusses IBIS and SPICE modeling, simulations, design processes, and over 30 design automation tools. Quantifies signal integrity using jitter and bit error rate measurements, eye diagrams, time-domain reflectometry and transmission. Details high-speed transmission line and parasitic effects, cabling, connectors, single-ended/differential terminations, lab test equipment, and intellectual property. Dedicated chapter on fiber optics and when to use. ... Read more

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Too much detail. But not helpful
It provides a lot of detail. But the flow of the writing is very bad, so understanding is really hard

first of a kind
This is one of the first book that covers topics related to High Speed digital design so extensively. Well written and a good reference. A must have.

Very Good Reference for a Hardware Designer
The Book covers lot of the current and emerging technologies
for most aspects of Board Design and this is the first book of this kind I have seen so far.

Outstanding Resource
The book is a must have for anyone interested in the latest technologies, and their implementations all wrapped up in one place.I have a lot of references on my desk, but this book is one of my favorites.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is involved in high speed digital design. ... Read more

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Up The Baltic - Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Oliver Optic is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Oliver Optic then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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Poor and Proud, or the Fortunes of Katy Redburn: a Story for Young Folks is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Oliver Optic is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Oliver Optic then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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This elementary introduction to the subject of quantum optics, the study of the quantum mechanical nature of light and its interaction with matter, is almost entirely concerned with the quantized electromagnetic field. The text is designed for upper-level undergraduates taking courses in quantum optics who have already taken a course in quantum mechanics, and for first- and second- year graduate students. ... Read more

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Useful, but could be much better with substantial revision
I am a mathematician who is very familiar with electrodynamics and quantum mechanics.
I read this book to teach myself quantum optics.
Since I read it as a self-study text,
I will review it from that perspective.
Some of the weaknesses noted might be less important for a classroom text.

The Gerry/Knight text is billed as suitable for
"senior undergraduates and beginning postgraduates", but
I fear that undergraduates who attempt it as a self-study text
are likely to end up frustrated.
I can't recall ever encountering an undergraduate with a background in mathematics and quantum mechanics
sufficient to read this book in a reasonable time without the guidance of an instructor.
If used for self-study, I think that minimal prerequisites
would be a graduate level understanding of abstract linear algebra and quantum mechanics.
Some familiarity with Fock space and the theory of operators on infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces would be desirable.

Because the book is intended for beginners,
the authors take pains to explain many things which a beginner might not know.
Most of the explanations were careful and helpful, but I was dissatisfied with some.
I read the book cover to cover and was able to follow most of it,
but some of it (e.g, much of the chapter on decoherence)
is still a mystery to me.

Chapter 9 describes recent experiments in quantum optics which
demonstrate amazing properties of light unimaginable from a classical perspective.
The presentations of the physical setups give just the right amount of detail for clear understanding.
The diagrams are good.
However, I felt that the mathematical analyses would be easier
for those with good backgrounds if done on a higher level,
and some of the physical discussions seemed obscure.

Given the authors' intended audience,
it may be unreasonable to quarrel with their choice of mathematical level.
However, it is truly unfortunate that some of
their calculational details seem actually wrong.
For example, in Section 9.3's discussion of a ``quantum eraser'',
several terms appear to be omitted from equation (9.21),
which invalidates some of the subsequent discussion.
Moreover, the discussion is obscure and seems of questionable validity even were the text's (9.21) correct.
More details can be found on my website.

I noticed only a few errors which would affect the physics,
but there are too many mathematical errors and
an unusually large number of typos.
Most of the typos are relatively insignificant,
but nevertheless distracting.
Readers should be prepared to check everything.

My copy is by now riddled with underlined statements with marginal notes
like "Why?", or "What does this mean?"
As I progressed through the book and my understanding deepened,
manyof these "Why's" were erased, but quite a few remain.

The reader who wants to learn quantum optics and has
the necessary mathematical background may wish that
parts of the book were more carefully written,
but he will not be fundamentally disappointed.
This is a good book from which I learned a lot.
It seems much clearer than Scully and Zubairy's
Quantum Optics, which I read previously.

My brand new paperback copy is falling apart after only a few weeks of careful use at home.
A book this good deserves a more durable binding. ... Read more

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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. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

God Awful
This is by far the worst book I have had the displeasure of cracking open. The only place this belongs is the bathroom floor, just in case you run out of toilet paper and there are no bibles laying around. Despite his heavy accent, Chuang made no spelling errors in his book. This is because the book doesn't actually use any words besides those in the title. The text is merely a 709 page long hard-bound equation sheet. If you have the misfortune of needing thisturd of a book for a class I suggest you leave it alone and instead rely on Kittel, Liu, and Singh. Keep in mind though that although Singh's book is the closest thing to a readable account of the physics of optoelectronic devices, it is still for the most part a crappy read and is riddled with typos.

A good guide in optoelectronics
From the basic concepts and physics to the branches of optical processes, the book gave a clear, specific and coherent view in optoelectronics, together with a multitude of useful problems.

Very detailed, Nice section on calculating strain effects...
I have mainly used this book to help me understand how to incorporate the effects of tensile and compressive strain in quantum well calculations. It does this very clearly. It covers many other topics, but the main points are: 1) This is a graduate-level text probably unsuitable as a first exposure to this area for undergraduates; and 2) the author is not afraid of diving into the technical nitty-gritty of the areas he covers. He does a great job of explaining concepts in a relatively short amount of text (i.e. it is terse, yet understandable for the most part) and he provides good detail, including much data on III-V material properties. As another example, it gives a complete but condensed discussion of the Marcatili and effective index approximations for calculating single mode cutoffs in rectangular dielectric waveguides for lasers or PICs. This is a great reference book for those who actually want to calculate or design something without using a canned program.

good book, but...
First of all, I want to express regret that there is no excellent book covering the area of theory, fabrication, characterization of semiconductor lasers/devices. Some are too easy and some are too difficult. The symbols and convention are not unified at all, even simple "rate equations" have a lot of versions.

Overall, this book is good for graduate students. A good companion for advanced study. However, I don't like too many equations with only few explanations. By the way, on the small signal analysis of laser modulation, I recommend Coldren's "Diode lasers and photonic integrated circuits". Rate equations there make more sense to me. If you find it hard to understand, maybe try Parker's "Physics of Optoelectronics", an 5-star book. The strength of this book is its completeness, especially on optics, quantum mechanics and electromagnetics.

Excellent book for basic physics of optoelectronics
The book starts with the very basic equations of electromagnetic and semiconductor theory and builds up to more advanced topics such as band structure calculations for semiconductors including strained quantum wells,various optical transitions processes, optical absorption spectra, etc.Inaddition, the book covers the basic theory of laser cavity resonance andthis includes the distributed feedback laser theory.Various waveguide,electro-optical modulators and photodetector principles are also treated inclear detail.The book brings you up to the level of which the researchpapers in the optoelectronic area has been written. ... Read more

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Down the Rhine - Young America in Germany is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Oliver Optic is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Oliver Optic then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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Work and Win - or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Oliver Optic is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Oliver Optic then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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This practical book contains multiple choice and shortanswer questions to help candidates prepare for the new Part IIMRCOphth exams.The short questions are similar to the OSCE format ofthe exam and includes illustrations and practical advice.Thepractical methods section describes the essential techniques. ... Read more

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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. ... Read more

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The most up-to-date treatment available on modern optics. Covers classical topics and surveys the state of the art in applications including laser optics, fiber optics and medical imaging. The rigorous physical approach makes this text/reference suitable for courses in optics, physics and electrical engineering. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

a solid text
This is a highly concise book on optics. However, it is not an introductory one. It requires a good knowledge of mathematical topics mentioned in the first review.

Best available undergraduate optics text
This book is up-to date and broad in coverage. It has good treatments of paraxial matrix optics, fourier transform optics
(Fresnel-Kirchoff formulation), multiple thin films, and fiber optics, as well as other topics. Useful as a text for an undergraduate optics course or as a reference for someone who is familiar with optics on the level of introductory university physics. Requires background in Fourier transforms, electromagnetism up to Maxwell's equations, and matrix algebra for the relevant topics. End-of chapter problems are reasonable.

good for reference
This book has a great amount of pictures, figures, diagrams to give readers a good physical insight in Optics. But sometimes it gives too much not-so-related information (historical facts, analogies) to keep readers in focus.A good book if you already have some basic idea in Optics. ... Read more

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The most comprehensive and up-to-date optics resource available

Prepared under the auspices of the Optical Society of America, the five carefully architected and cross-referenced volumes of the Handbook of Optics, Third Edition, contain everything a student, scientist, or engineer requires to actively work in the field. From the design of complex optical systems to world-class research and development methods, this definitive publication provides unparalleled access to the fundamentals of the discipline and its greatest minds.

Individual chapters are written by the world's most renowned experts who explain, illustrate, and solve the entire field of optics. Each volume contains a complete chapter listing for the entire Handbook, extensive chapter glossaries, and a wealth of references. This pioneering work offers unprecedented coverage of optics data, techniques, and applications.

Volume IV covers optical properties of materials, nonlinear optics, and quantum optics. ... Read more

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This title has fewer than 24 printed text pages. Careless Kate - A Story for Little Folks is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Oliver Optic is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Oliver Optic then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more