Advances in Optical and Photonic Devices

Ki Young Kim

• Publisher: IntechOpen
• Year: 2010
• ISBN:
  9789535150930
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Optics & Light

The title of this book, Advances in Optical and Photonic Devices, encompasses a broad range of theory and applications which are of interest for diverse classes of optical and photonic devices. Unquestionably, recent successful achievements in modern optical communications and multifunctional systems have been accomplished based on composing "building blocks" of a variety of optical and photonic devices. Thus, the grasp of current trends and needs in device technology would be useful for further development of such a range of relative applications. The book is going to be a collection of contemporary researches and developments of various devices and structures in the area of optics and photonics. It is composed of 17 excellent chapters covering fundamental theory, physical operation mechanisms, fabrication and measurement techniques, and application examples. Besides, it contains comprehensive reviews of recent trends and advancements in the field. First six chapters are especially focused on diverse aspects of recent developments of lasers and related technologies, while the later chapters deal with various optical and photonic devices including waveguides, filters, oscillators, isolators, photodiodes, photomultipliers, microcavities, and so on. Although the book is a collected edition of specific technological issues, I strongly believe that the readers can obtain generous and overall ideas and knowledge of the state-of-the-art technologies in optical and photonic devices. Lastly, special words of thanks should go to all the scientists and engineers who have devoted a great deal of time to writing excellent chapters in this book.

Table of contents

• Advances in Optical and Photonic Devices
• Contents
• Preface
• 1. Broadband Emission in Quantum-Dash Semiconductor Laser
• 2. Photonic Quantum Ring Laser of Whispering Cave Mode
• 3. A Tunable Semiconductor Lased Based on Etched Slots Suitable for Monolithic Integration
• 4. Monolithic Integration of Semiconductor Waveguide Optical Isolators with Distributed Feedback Laser Diodes
• 5. Optical Injection-Locking of VCSELs
• 6. Tunable, Narrow Linewidth, High Repetition Frequency Ce:LiCAF Lasers Pumped by the Fourth Harmonic of a Diode-Pumped Nd:YLF Laser for Ozone DIAL Measurements
• 7. Single Mode Operation of 1.5- m Waveguide Optical Isolators Based on the Nonreciprocal-loss Phenomenon
• 8. GaAs/AlOx Nonlinear Waveguides for Infrared Tunable Generation
• 9. Waveguide Photodiode (WGPD) with a Thin Absorption Layer
• 10. Resonant Tunnelling Optoelectronic Circuits
• 11. Integrated-Optic Circuits for Recognition of Photonic Routing Labels
• 12. Chip-Scale Programmable Photonic Filters
• 13. Quantum Dot Photonic Devices and Their Material Fabrications
• 14. Silicon Photomultiplier - New Era of Photon Detection
• 15. Optical Mode Properties of 2-D Deformed Microcavities
• 16. Practical Continuous-Wave Intracavity Optical Parametric Oscillators
• 17. Ultra-Sensitive Optical Atomic Magnetometers and Their Applications