Pearsall T. Photonics Essentials: An Introduction with Experiments

New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. — 284 p.Introductory ConceptsElectrons and PhotonsPhotonic DevicesPhotodiodes
Electrical Response Time of Diodes
Photoconductivity
Light-Emitting Diodes
LasersAdvanced TopicsDirect Modulationof Laser Diodes
Optical Fibers and Optical Fiber AmplifiersCharacterizing Photonic Devices in the LaboratoryMeasurements in Photonics
Experimental Photonics: Device Characterization in the Laboratory