Lightwave Engineering

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Author Biography

Part I    Introduction

Chapter 1  Fundamentals of Optical Propagation

1.1  Parameters and Units Used to Describe Light

1.2  Optical Coherence

1.3  Fundamental Equations of the Electromagnetic Fields and Plane Waves

1.3.1  Electromagnetic Wave Equations

1.3.2  Plane Wave Propagation Constant

1.3.3  Propagation Velocity and Power Flow Density of a Plane Wave

1.4  Reflection and Refraction of Plane Waves

1.4.1  Refractive Index and Snell’s Law

1.4.2  Amplitude Reflectance and Power Reflectivity

1.4.3  Reflection from a Metal Surface

1.4.4  Total Internal Reflection

1.5  Polarization and Birefringence

1.6  Propagation of a Plane Wave in a Medium with Gain and Absorption Loss

1.7  Wave ...