Pollock C., Lipson M. Integrated Photonics

Springer / Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003. — 375 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4757-5522-0.This book is directed at the issues of integrated photonics. Four major topics are covered: 1) fundamental principles of electromagnetic theory; 2) waveguides; 3) simulation of waveguide modes, and 4) photonic structures. The emphasis is slightly heavier into optical waveguides and numerical simulation techniques because advances in optical communication will be based on nanostructured waveguide structures coupled with new materials and structures. This text is targeted for students and technical people who want to gain a working knowledge of photonics devices. The text is designed for the senior/1st year graduate student, and requires a basic familiarity with electromagnetic waves, and the ability to solve differential equations with boundary conditions.
The first part of the text explores the basis for optical propagation and establishes the use ofthe MKS system, discussing the wave equation and the properties of materials such as attenuation and dispersion. The next section explores the operation of optical waveguides. We start with planar slab waveguides, then systematically advance to more complicated structures, such as graded index waveguides, circular waveguides, and rectangular waveguides. The details of coupling light between and within waveguide modes is clearly described, and applied to optoelectronic devices such as modulators and switches. The final section of the text discusses the examination of photonic bandgap crystals and optical devices such as ring resonators. These topics are very active areas of research today, and are likely to increase in significance as they mature.
From the beginning this text introduces numerical techniques for studying non-analytic structures. Most chapters have numerical problems designed for solution using a computational program such as MatLAB or Mathematica. An entire chapter is devoted to one of the numeric simulation techniques being used in optoelectronic design (the Beam Propagation Method), and provides opportunity for students to explore some novel optical structures without too much effort. Small pieces of code are supplied where appropriate to get the reader started on the numeric work. Integrated Photonics is designed for the senior/first year graduate student, and requires a basic familiarity with electromagnetic waves, and the ability to solve differential equations with boundary conditions.