Elements of Optoelectronics and Fiber Optics

by Chin-Lin Chen

A text for a one-semester course for electrical engineering seniors. The ten self-contained chapters include geometrical optics and gaussian beams, the generation and detection of light, the modulation and deflection of light beams, integrated optic waveguides and optical fibers, and guided-wave components. The minimum prerequisites are calculus, elementary differential equations, and introductory courses on modern physics and electromagnets. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

608 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996