Photonics Essentials An Introduction with Experiments

Name: Photonics Essentials An Introduction with Experiments
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ISBN: 9780071408752

ISBN-10: 0071408754

ISBN-13: 9780071408752

Edition: 2003

Authors: Thomas P. Pearsall

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This is an easy-to-read tutorial, teaching photonics to non-engineers and those engineers who need the basics without hundreds of pages of theory.

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List price: $69.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 284
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Pearsall is professor of electronics engineering at the University of Washington.

Preface	p. ix
Introductory Concepts
Introduction	p. 1
Electrons and Photons	p. 7
Introduction	p. 7
The Fundamental Relationships	p. 8
Properties of Photons	p. 10
Properties of Electrons	p. 14
Some History	p. 20
Changing Places: How Electrons Behave in Solids	p. 23
Summary	p. 30
Bibliography	p. 30
Problems	p. 32
Photonic Devices
Photodiodes	p. 37
Introduction	p. 37
The Current-Voltage Equation for Photodiodes	p. 38
Photodiode Operation: The Photocurrent Mode and the Photovoltage Mode	p. 47
Photodiode Properties	p. 48
Spectral Response	p. 48
Quantum Efficiency	p. 52
Summary	p. 56
Bibliography	p. 57
Problems	p. 58
Electrical Response Time of Diodes	p. 61
Introduction	p. 61
Modeling the Response Time of Photodiodes	p. 62
Diffusion Time	p. 63
Drift	p. 65
The Resistance-Capacitance Response Time	p. 66
Capacitance of Diodes in Forward Bias	p. 70
Measurement of Diode Capacitance and Carrier Concentration	p. 71
Application of Light-Emitting Diodes	p. 72
Summary	p. 73
Bibliography	p. 74
Problems	p. 75
Photoconductivity	p. 77
Introduction	p. 77
Conductivity and Mobility	p. 77
Gain and Bandwidth	p. 79
Engineering Photoconductivity	p. 84
Photographic Film and Photoconductivity	p. 87
Sensitization	p. 91
Summary	p. 97
Bibliography	p. 99
Problems	p. 100
Light-Emitting Diodes	p. 101
Introduction	p. 101
Recombination of Excess Carriers--Direct Generation of Light	p. 104
The Energy Spectrum of Light	p. 107
Quantum Efficiency	p. 114
Beating the Experts: New Thinking Creates a Pathway to Increased Efficiency	p. 116
Response Time	p. 123
Steady-State Input Electrical Current and Output LED Optical Power	p. 123
Rise Time of the Light-Emitting Diode	p. 129
Summary	p. 138
Review of Important Concepts	p. 138
References	p. 138
Problems	p. 139
Lasers	p. 143
Amplifiers and Feedback	p. 144
Spontaneous and Stimulated Emission	p. 146
Optical Gain	p. 150
Obtaining Population Inversion	p. 153
Optical Feedback--Making a Laser	p. 159
Threshold--Going Over the Edge	p. 164
A True Story	p. 168
Summary	p. 171
Bibliography	p. 171
Problems and Exercises	p. 173
Advanced Topics
Direct Modulation of Laser Diodes	p. 177
Introduction	p. 177
Time-Dependent Behavior of Laser Diodes during Current Modulation	p. 179
Summary	p. 188
Bibliography	p. 189
Problems and Exercises	p. 190
Optical Fibers and Optical Fiber Amplifiers	p. 191
Introduction	p. 191
Glass	p. 194
Optical Fiber Engineering	p. 197
Waveguiding in Optical Fibers	p. 198
More Capacity	p. 204
Optical Amplifiers	p. 212
Summary	p. 220
Bibliography	p. 221
Problems	p. 222
Characterizing Photonic Devices in the Laboratory
Measurements in Photonics	p. 227
Introduction	p. 227
Lenses	p. 228
Monochromators and Spectrometers	p. 230
Gratings	p. 231
Mirrors	p. 233
The Spectrometer/Monochromator System	p. 235
Lock-in Amplifier	p. 237
Chopping Wheel or Chopper	p. 238
Photon Detectors	p. 240
Curve Tracer	p. 240
Summary	p. 241
Bibliography	p. 241
Problems	p. 242
Experimental Photonics: Device Characterization in the Laboratory	p. 245
Current-Voltage Characteristic of Photodiodes and LEDs	p. 245
Detection Using the Lock-in Amplifier	p. 249
Optical Measurements Using the Monochromator and Spectrometer	p. 252
Optical Properties of Light-Emitting Diodes	p. 257
Device Capacitance	p. 259
Characterization of Lasers	p. 263
Index	p. 279
About the Author	p. 285
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