Photonic Devices [Hardcover]

Jia-ming Liu (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521551951 | ISBN-13: 978-0521551953 | Publication Date: May 30, 2005

Covering every major photonic device, this textbook strikes a careful balance between theoretical and practical concepts. The devices it covers include optical fibers, couplers, electro-optic devices, magneto-optic devices, lasers, and photodetectors. The book is well-suited as a text for senior undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as a device-driven engineering reference for professionals.

Editorial Reviews

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"The book is a welcome addition to the field of photonic engineering and is highly recommended as a suitable text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in this area." Nicolaas Bloembergen, University of Arizona; Nobel Laureate, Physics, 1981

“Jia-Ming Liu has been thorough in his treatment of this complex subject...In all parts the treatment of the subject is comprehensive and mathematical, but also quite readable with a myriad of diagrams helping to illustrate the points made. The work is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students looking to specialize in this field, but will be a useful text for any engineer dealing with these devices.”
Philip Bartholemew, IEE Communications Engineer

"This book is excellent."
Professor H. Hamam and Professor M. Guizani

“Liu offers a comprehensive treatment of photonic devices that are suitable for use in optical communications technology.”
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Book Description

Photonic devices lie at the heart of the communications revolution, and many colleges now treat this as a subject in its own right. With this in mind, the author has put together a unique textbook covering every major photonic device, and striking a careful balance between theoretical and practical concepts. Devices covered include optical fibers, couplers, electro-optic devices, magneto-optic devices, lasers and photodetectors. The book is ideal for senior undergraduate and graduate courses, but being device driven it is also an excellent engineers reference.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1104 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (May 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521551951
• ISBN-13: 978-0521551953
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.1 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,486,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and Comprehensive, but very much need his lectures, April 4, 2010

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Peter DeVore (Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States of America, Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photonic Devices (Hardcover)

(This review covers Chapters 1-6+9, which covers dielectric waveguides, gratings, couplers, electro-optics, nonlinear optics. Other chapters include magneto-optics, acousto-optics, semiconductor physics, lasers)

PROS
Good physical explanations of phenomena
- For example, goes through derivation of dielectric planar step-index waveguide. General results derived here apply to all dielectric waveguides.
Good from device perspective
- Covers all basic device principles and the devices themselves, from which larger and more complicated configurations can be made.
Gives what seems to be just the right level of math.
- When realistically designing photonic devices, Liu knows that one would use a computer for simulation, not crazy mathematical expressions (though this book does have some of those, but not to an overwhelming extent). Thus, he gives the math necessary if one were to write simulations (in the sense of, the simulation would solve the wave equation or the derived expression he gives).
- Section on nonlinear optics is EXCELLENT! Whereas other books are highly confusing on how to organize mathematics of nonlinear optics (which is very thick, considering the large number of elements in the tensors and the coupled equations), this one gives you a formula that always works: (1) Determine the frequencies involved. (2) Write the polarization of that frequency. (3) Use symmetries to reduce the number of independent elements (intrinsic, full and Kleinman). (4) Write the coupled equations. (5) Solve. Additionally, he spends a lot of time on phase matching, which is crucial for all processes where phase matching is not "automagically" (Liu himself used this word!) satisfied.

CONS
Needs his lecture.
- He is a professor of Electrical Engineering at UCLA, and his lecture emphasizes the big picture, while clarifying subtle facts. Without that, one might see the trees without seeing the forest.

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive in many areas, February 6, 2009

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nishant patel (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photonic Devices (Hardcover)

I used this book for a semiconductor material and optical devices course (at the graduate level). I like the book because it has many examples throughout the chapter and several questions at the end of the chapter to test your understanding of the material. The chapters that I have familiarity with are chapter(s) 2, 12, 13, and 14.

The book is very rich in text and tries to use plots and graphs only out of absolute necessity. There are also many equations throughout each of the chapters and thus the problem arises that the same variable can be used to describe two or more different physical process. There is an extensive list in the front of the book explaining each variable, but some confusion can arise for the reader if not extremely careful.

All in all, I highly recommend the book for physicists and engineers alike who want a detailed description of the major topics in photonics all in one book. However, please note that photovoltaics is not covered in this text(S.O. Kasap's "Optoelectronics and Photonics: Principles and Practices" covers photovoltaic basics very well).

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1.0 out of 5 stars beware of sellers, July 29, 2011

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This review is from: Photonic Devices 2 Part Set (Paperback)

The book titled "Photonic Devices" by Jia-Ming Liu is good subject matter, an authority. I trust and respect the author. But the book is being used as a con by some sellers professing to have very high star rating.

I bought this book as advertised on Amazon " Item 1. Photonic Devices 2 Part Set by Jia-Ming Liu " . Guess what! the seller sent me only the first part of the two set book...chapters 1-9 only. Not sure if they know English or it was shipping error or it was deliberate, but I felt bad for not being able to receive the full advertised material.I was referred this book by a colleague of mine and I just wanted to refer a few chapters, those unfortunately were in the 2nd part.

I travelled a lot when the order was made and received therefore I was unable to verify and get back to Amazon within the 30 day period. After that period, there is no return, so here I am, booked with part 1. I can't even sell it back because the whole is a 2 set, not individual.

At this point I am just looking for a single part 1 buyer, hopefully to recover the cost I paid for it.