Optoelectronics - An introduction (2nd edition)

Book · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6970759

Wilson, J; Hawkes, J F.B.

The design and operation of optoelectronic devices are discussed in an introductory text for senior undergraduate and graduate students of science and engineering. Chapters are devoted to the fundamental physics of light, the basic principles of solid-state physics, the modulation of light, display devices, lasers, photodetectors, fiber-optic waveguides, optical communication systems, and noncommunications applications of optical fibers. Diagrams, graphs, drawings, and problems with solutions are provided. 129 refs.

• OSTI ID: 6970759
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
426000* -- Engineering-- Components
Electron Devices & Circuits-- (1990-)
COMMUNICATIONS
COMPUTER OUTPUT DEVICES
COMPUTER-GRAPHICS DEVICES
DESIGN
DISPLAY DEVICES
EDUCATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FIBER OPTICS
HOLOGRAPHY
LASERS
LIGHT EMITTING DIODES
MATERIALS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MODE LOCKING
MODULATION
NONLINEAR OPTICS
OPERATION
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
OPTICS
PHOTOMETERS
RADIATIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
TRAINING
VISIBLE RADIATION
WAVEGUIDES