M. Jamal Deen - Böcker

The creation of affordable high speed optical communications using standard semiconductor manufacturing technology is a principal aim of silicon photonics research. This would involve replacing copper connections with optical fibres or waveguides, and electrons with photons. With applications such as telecommunications and information processing, light detection, spectroscopy, holography and robotics, silicon photonics has the potential to revolutionise electronic-only systems.   Providing an overview of the physics, technology and device operation of photonic devices using exclusively silicon and related alloys, the book includes: Basic Properties of SiliconQuantum Wells, Wires, Dots and SuperlatticesAbsorption Processes in SemiconductorsLight Emitters in SiliconPhotodetectors , Photodiodes and PhototransistorsRaman Lasers including Raman ScatteringGuided LightwavesPlanar Waveguide DevicesFabrication Techniques and Material SystemsSilicon Photonics: Fundamentals and Devices outlines the basic principles of operation of devices, the structures of the devices, and offers an insight into state-of-the-art and future developments.

Fiber-optic communication systems have advanced dramatically over the last four decades, since the era of copper cables, resulting in low-cost and high-bandwidth transmission. Fiber optics is now the backbone of the internet and long-distance telecommunication. Without it we would not enjoy the benefits of high-speed internet, or low-rate international telephone calls.This book introduces the basic concepts of fiber-optic communication in a pedagogical way. The important mathematical results are derived by first principles rather than citing research articles. In addition, physical interpretations and real-world analogies are provided to help students grasp the fundamental concepts.Key Features:  Lucid explanation of key topics such as fibers, lasers, and photodetectors.Includes recent developments such as coherent communication and digital signal processing.Comprehensive treatment of fiber nonlinear transmission.Worked examples, exercises, and answers.Accompanying website with PowerPoint slides and numerical experiments in MATLAB.Intended primarily for senior undergraduates and graduates studying fiber-optic communications, the book is also suitable as a professional resource for researchers working in the field of fiber-optic communications.

Complete coverage of the field of silicon-based photonic devices, including a chapter on nonlinear silicon photonics Silicon Photonics discusses the physics, technology, and device operation of photonic devices using silicon, Group IV semiconductors, and their alloys. The book delivers an optimal combination of background information about photonic structures with description of up-to-date results and trends in silicon photonics. This Second Edition includes a new chapter on nonlinear silicon photonics as well as numerous updates to existing content. Readers will find information on the role of silicon in photonics and its advantages and disadvantages as well as the properties of these alloys. Subsequent chapters in Silicon Photonics explore topics including: Quantum structures, covering quantum wells, wires, and dots, superlattices, Si-based quantum structures, and effects of electric fieldsOptical processes, covering absorption processes in semiconductors, intervalence band absorption, free-carrier absorption, and recombination and luminescenceSi light modulators, covering electrorefraction, thermo-optic effects, modulators, and optical and electrical structuresRaman lasers, covering Raman scattering, the Raman effect in silicon, the Raman gain coefficient, and continuous-wave Raman lasersPrinciples of planar waveguide devices, covering directional couplers and distributed Bragg reflectorsSilicon Photonics is an excellent resource on the subject for materials scientists, applied physicists, electrical engineers, and postgraduate students working in Si photonics.