Book description
In order to develop excellent photonic devices, we have to fully
understand the physics behind operations of photonic devices. This book
thoroughly teaches the fundamental physics currently applied to the
development of photonics devices such as energy bands of semiconductors,
optical transitions, optical waveguides, and semiconductor junctions.
The book also reviews the characteristics of laser diodes, optical
filters, and optical functional devices, which have been developed based
on the above physics. These photonic devices have been demonstrated in
system applications, and several experimental results are described.
TAKAHIRO NUMAI
, PhD, is Professor at Ritsumeikan University. Previously, at
Opto-Electronics Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation, he researched
and developed laser diodes for lightwave transmission systems and
wavelength tunable optical filters for photonic switching systems. Dr.
Numai holds twenty-eight U. S. patents, and he has authored and
coauthored more than 150 technical papers and international conference
communications on optoelectronics. He has also written many textbooks.
Dr. Numai is a member of the Institute of Electronics, Information, and
Communication Engineers of Japan; the Japan Society of Applied Physics;
and the Physical Society of Japan. He is also a senior member of the
Optical Society of America (OSA) and the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
