Summary

With guided wave optics representing a major growth area in engineering, electrical engineers will find this new text of particular interest. The authors present a simple but comprehensive introduction to the field of optical guided waves & devices. The text provides students with a careful balance between theoretical foundations & up-to-date practical applications-creating a thoroughly readable book. Presenting thorough coverage of the foundations of optical propagation, the book includes basic E/M theory, optical materials, integrated optics & the propagation of bounded guided beams. The theory is supported throughout with design examples, based upon real systems & applications, & fully solved end-of-chapter problems.