| 1 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES | 1 | 
| 1.1 Introduction | 1 | 
| 1.2 Energy In A Magnetic Field | 2 | 
| 1.3 Gauge Transformation | 5 | 
| 1.4 Poynting’s Theorem, Conservation Of Energy | 8 | 
| 1.5 Electromagnetic Waves | 9 | 
| 1.6 Linear And Circular Polarization | 11 | 
| 1.7 Reflection And Refraction Of EM Plane Waves At Interfaces | 13 | 
| 1.8 Frequency Dispersion Characteristics Of Dielectrics, Conductors And Plasmas | 16 | 
| 1.9 Waveguides And Resonant Cavities | 17 | 
| 1.10 Cylindrical Cavities And Waveguides | 20 | 
| 1.11 Waveguides | 22 | 
| 1.12 Resonant Cavities | 23 | 
| 1.13 Review Of Concepts | 25 | 
| 1.14 Maxwell’s Equations In A Medium | 26 | 
| 1.15 Non-Linear, Dispersive, And Inhomogeneous Media | 27 | 
| 1.16 Wave Optics And Electromagnetic Waves | 28 | 
| 1.17 Wave Equation, Helmholtz Equation | 29 | 
| 1.18 Interference Of Two Waves | 29 | 
| Problems | 31 | 
| 2 OPTICAL RAY PROPAGATION | 33 | 
| 2.1 Review Of Mirrors And Lenses | 33 | 
| 2.2 Lenses | 34 | 
| 2.3 Lens Waveguide | 36 | 
| 2.4 Biperiodic Lens Sequence Equal Lens Waveguide | 37 | 
| 2.5 Identical Lens Waveguide | 40 | 
| 2.6 Rays In Lens Like Media | 40 | 
| 2.7 Rays In A Planar Dielectric Core Cladding Interface | 41 | 
| 2.8 Transverse Modes | 44 | 
| 2.9 Wavelength Dispersion | 48 | 
| Problems | 51 | 
| 3 GAUSSIAN BEAMS | 55 | 
| 3.1 Wave Equation In A Quadratic Index Media | 55 | 
| 3.2 Gaussian Beams In A Homogeneous Medium K2 = 0 | 57 | 
| 3.3 Gaussian Beams In A Lens Like Medium K2 ≠ 0 | 60 | 
| 3.4 Gaussian Beams Focusing | 62 | 
| 3.5 A Gaussian Beams In A Lens Waveguide | 63 | 
| 3.6 Higher-Order Gaussian Beams Modes | 65 | 
| 3.7 Pulse Spreading | 66 | 
| Problems | 69 | 
| 4 OPTICAL FIBERS AND OPTICAL RESONATORS | 73 | 
| 4.1 Optical Beams In Fibers | 73 | 
| 4.2 Transverse Modes | 77 | 
| 4.3 Circular (Cylindrical) Fibers | 80 | 
| 4.4 Optical Waveguide Theory | 82 | 
| 4.5 Cutoff Condition | 85 | 
| 4.6 Modal Dispersion | 86 | 
| 4.7 Light Insertion | 89 | 
| 4.8 Mathematical Treatment Of Optical Beams In Fibers | 91 | 
| 4.9 Wave Equation | 91 | 
| 4.10 Mode Characteristics | 94 | 
| 4.11 Linearly Polarized Modes | 95 | 
| 4.12 Graded Index Fibers | 96 | 
| 4.13 Power Flow And Power Density In A Silica Fiber | 100 | 
| 4.14 Light Insertion Calculations Into Fibers | 102 | 
| 4.15 Losses – Scattering | 105 | 
| 4.16 Mechanical Losses | 106 | 
| 4.17 Optical Resonators | 107 | 
| 4.18 Fabry-Perot Etalon (Interferometer) | 107 | 
| 4.19 Fabry-Perot Etalons – Optical Spectrum Analyzers | 110 | 
| 4.20 Fabry-Perot Laser | 111 | 
| 4.21 Resonance Frequencies | 112 | 
| 4.22 Longitudinal Modes | 113 | 
| 4.23 Losses In Optical Resonators | 114 | 
| 4.24 Unstable Optical Resonators | 116 | 
| 5 OPTICAL PROCESSES IN MATERIALS | 127 | 
| 5.1 Introduction | 127 | 
| 5.2 Transitions Due To Electron-Photon Interactions | 128 | 
| 5.3 Optical Cavities And Resonance Analogy | 129 | 
| 5.4 Energy Considerations | 132 | 
| 5.5 Steady State | 133 | 
| 5.6 Optical Resonance And Average Energy | 134 | 
| Problems | 137 | 
| 6 LASERS AND LASER SYSTEMS | 143 | 
| 6.1 Lasers | 143 | 
| 6.2 Three Level System Transition Rates | 155 | 
| 6.3 Laser Fundamentals Review | 157 | 
| 6.4 Laser Oscillations | 163 | 
| 6.5 Multi-Mode Laser Oscillations | 171 | 
| 6.6 Specific Laser Systems | 175 | 
| Problems | 179 | 
| 7 NON-LINEAR OPTICS AND NON-LINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS | 183 | 
| 7.1 Introduction | 183 | 
| 7.2 Non-Linear Organic Materials | 187 | 
| 7.3 Non-Linear Polymers | 187 | 
| 7.4 Modulators | 191 | 
| 7.5 Fabry-Perot Modulators | 192 | 
| 7.6 Non-Linear Polymers | 193 | 
| 7.7 Parametric Amplification | 194 | 
| 7.8 Parametric Oscillations | 195 | 
| 7.9 Frequency Up Conversion | 196 | 
| Problems | 199 | 
| 8 PHYSICAL PROCESSES FOR OPTICAL DETECTION | 203 | 
| 8.1 Detection Of Optical Signals | 203 | 
| 8.2 Photomultiplier Detector | 204 | 
| 8.3 Noise Mechanisms In Photomultipliers | 204 | 
| 8.4 Minimum Detectable Power In Photomultipliers | 204 | 
| 8.5 Heterodyne Detection With Photomultipliers | 205 | 
| 8.6 Photoconductive Detectors | 206 | 
| 8.7 Time Response | 206 | 
| 8.8 Generation Recombination Noise In Photoconductive Detectors | 207 | 
| 8.9 Heterodyne Detection | 208 | 
| 8.11 PN Junctions As Photodetectors | 212 | 
| 8.12 Photodiodes As Light Detectors | 213 | 
| 8.13 PIN Structures As Photodetectors | 215 | 
| 8.14 Avalanche Photodiodes | 218 | 
| 8.15 Real Detector Characteristics | 220 | 
| Problems | 225 | 
| 9 CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOTODETECTORS | 231 | 
| 9.1 Introduction | 231 | 
| 9.2 Response Time And Frequency Response | 232 | 
| 9.3 Spectral Response | 232 | 
| 9.4 Detector Noise Sources | 233 | 
| 9.5 Graded Bandgap Detectors | 236 | 
| 9.6 Optical Fiber Link | 237 | 
| Problems | 241 | 
| 10 MODULATION OF LASER BEAMS | 243 | 
| 10.1 Introduction | 243 | 
| 10.2 Electro-Optic Amplitude Modulation | 244 | 
| 10.3 Phase Modulation Of Light | 245 | 
| 10.4 High Frequency Effects | 246 | 
| 10.7 Transverse Mode Of Modulation | 249 | 
| 10.8 Modulation Of Light By Means Of The Quadratic Electro-Optic Effect | 250 | 
| 10.9 Internal Modulation | 252 | 
| Problems | 255 | 
| 11 SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS AND LIGHT EMITTING DIODES | 259 | 
| 11.1 Introduction | 259 | 
| 11.2 Light Emitting Diodes (LED) | 259 | 
| 11.3 Infrared Leds | 262 | 
| 11.4 Physics Of Leds | 265 | 
| 11.5 Homojunctions And Heterojunctions | 266 | 
| 11.6 Calculation Of Threshold Current Density | 268 | 
| 11.7 Quantum Well Lasers (QW, MQW) | 271 | 
| 11.8 Laser Physics | 274 | 
| 11.9 Threshold Current Density In Double Heterostructure Lasers | 278 | 
| 11.10 Power Output | 282 | 
| 11.12 Start Oscillation Condition For Semiconductor Lasers | 285 | 
| Problems | 291 | 
| 12 DOUBLE HETEROJUNCTION AND VERTICAL CHANNEL SURFACE LASER | 295 | 
| 12.1 Double Heterojunction Laser (DH) | 295 | 
| 12.2 Confinement Factor Γ | 297 | 
| 12.3 Far Field Pattern | 298 | 
| 12.4 Distributed Feedback Laser Theory Of Coupled Modes | 301 | 
| 12.6 Oscillation Condition | 306 | 
| 12.7 Directional Coupling | 307 | 
| 12.8 Interaction Of Light And Sound | 309 | 
| Problems | 317 | 
| 13 VERTICAL CHANNEL EMITTING LASER | 321 | 
| 13.1 Introduction | 321 | 
| 13.2 VCSEL Device Configuration | 322 | 
| 13.3 VCSEL Gain And Threshold Current | 329 | 
| 13.4 VCSEL Performance And Explanations | 331 | 
| 14 FAILURE MECHANISMS OF OPTOELECTRONIC INTERCONNECTS | 339 | 
| 14.1 Introduction | 339 | 
| 14.2 Analysis Of Bond Related Failures In Optoelectronics | 342 | 
| 14.3 Failure Mechanism Related To Contamination In Optical Devices | 343 | 
| 14.4 The Failure Modes | 350 | 
| 14.5 Electromigration In Opto-Circuit Metallizations | 352 | 
| INDEX | 369 |