Optical Electronics (Paperback)

1. Maxwell's equations and propagation of electromagnetic waves; 2. Reflection and refraction of electromagnetic waves; 3. Wave propagation in anisotropic media; 4. Fraunhofer diffraction; 5. Fresnel diffraction; 6. Spatial frequency filtering; 7. Holography; 8. Lasers: I; 9. Lasers: II; 10. Some laser systems; 11. Electromagnetic analysis of the simplest optical waveguide; 12. Leaky modes in optical waveguides; 13. Optical fibre waveguides; 14. Integrated optics; 15. The electrooptic effect; 16. The strain optic tensor; 17. Acoustooptic effect: Raman-Nath diffraction; 18. Acoustooptic effect: Bragg diffraction; 19. Acoustooptic devices; 20. Non-linear optics; Appendices; References and suggested reading; Index.