Fundamentals Of Guided-wave Optoelectronic Devices

This page intentionally left blank Fundamentals of Guided-Wave Optoelectronic Devices Optoelectronic guided-wave devices are used in a wide range of optical fiber communication and optoelectronic systems. In such networks, the electrical and the optical characteristics of guided-wave devices, and the interplay between them, have a profound effect on system design and overall performance. Uniquely, this book combines both the optical and electrical behavior of guided-wave optoelectronic devices so that the interwoven properties, including interconnections to external components, are easily understood. It provides the key concepts and analytical techniques that readers can apply to current and future devices. It also presents the impact of material properties on guided-wave devices, and emphasizes the importance of timedependent interactions between electrical and optical signals. The properties of the devices are presented and compared in terms of system requirements in applications. This is an ideal reference for graduate students and researchers in electrical engineering and applied physics departments, as well as practitioners in the optoelectronics industry. William S. C. Chang is an Emeritus Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego. After receiving his Ph.D. from Brown University in 1957, he pioneered maser and laser research at Stanford University, and he has been involved in guided-wave research since 1971. He has published over 200 technical papers and books, including Principles of Lasers and Optics (Cambridge, 2005) and RF Photonic Technology in Optical Fiber Links (Cambridge, 2002). Fundamentals of Guided-Wave Optoelectronic Devices WILLIAM S. C. CHANG University of California, San Diego CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo, Delhi, Dubai, Tokyo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521868235 © Cambridge University Press 2010 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published in print format 2009 ISBN-13 978-0-511-64183-1 eBook (NetLibrary) ISBN-13 978-0-521-86823-5 Hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of urls for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. C