{"product_id":"silicon-photonics-the-state-of-the-art-hardback-9780470025796","title":"Silicon Photonics; The State of the Art (Hardback) 9780470025796","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSilicon Photonics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe State of the Art\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGraham T. Reed (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470025796, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 April 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.3 x 2.5 cm, 0.762 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSilicon photonics is currently a very active and progressive area of research, as silicon optical circuits have emerged as the replacement technology for copper-based circuits in communication and broadband networks. The demand for ever improving communications and computing performance continues, and this in turn means that photonic circuits are finding ever increasing application areas.  This text provides an important and timely overview of the ‘hot topics’ in the field, covering the various aspects of the technology that form the research area of silicon photonics.  \u003cp\u003eWith contributions from some of the world’s leading researchers in silicon photonics, this book collates the latest advances in the technology.  \u003ci\u003eSilicon Photonics: the State of the Art\u003c\/i\u003e opens with a highly informative foreword, and continues to feature: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe integrated photonic circuit;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esilicon photonic waveguides;                         \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ephotonic bandgap waveguides;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emechanisms for optical modulation in silicon;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esilicon based light sources;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eoptical detection technologies for silicon photonics;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epassive silicon photonic devices;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ephotonic and electronic integration approaches;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eapplications in communications and sensors.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilicon Photonics: the State of the Art\u003c\/i\u003e covers the essential elements of the entire field that is silicon photonics and is therefore an invaluable text for photonics engineers and professionals working in the fields of optical networks, optical communications, and semiconductor electronics.  It is also an informative reference for graduate students studying for PhD in fibre optics, integrated optics, optical networking, microelectronics, or telecommunications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword.  \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Introduction: The Opto-Electronic Integrated Circuit (Richard Soref).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Silicon Photonic Waveguides (G. Z. Mashanovich, G. T. Reed, B. D. Timotijevic, and S. P. Chan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Silicon Based Photonic Crystal Structures: From Design to Realization (Dennis W. Prather, Shouyuan Shi, Janusz Murakowski, Garrett Schneider, Ahmed Sharkawy, Caihua Chen, and BingLin Miao).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Optical Modulators in Silicon Photonic Circuits (G. T. Reed, F .Y. Gardes, G. Z. Mashanovich, and C. E. Png).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Silicon Lasers (Bahram Jalali, Dimitris Dimitropoulos, Varun Raghunathan, and Sasan Fathpour).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Optical Detection Technologies for Silicon Photonics (A. P. Knights and J. D. B. Bradley).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Passive Silicon Photonic Devices (Ansheng Liu, Nahum Izhaky, and Ling Liao).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Integration (Cary Gunn).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Silicon Photonic Applications (Richard Jones, Haisheng Rong, Hai-Feng Liu, and Mario Paniccia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Electronics%20\u0026amp;%20communications%20engineering%20%5BTJ%5D%22\"\u003eTJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Interscience","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52256245973272,"sku":"9780470025796","price":96.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470025796.jpg?v=1781274515","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/silicon-photonics-the-state-of-the-art-hardback-9780470025796","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}