Photons and Electrons Historical Sketch The Wave Nature of Light Polarization The Electromagnetic Spectrum Emission and Absorption Processes Photon Statistics The Behaviour of Electrons Lasers Summary Wave Properties of Light The Electromagnetic Spectrum Wave Representation Electromagnetic Waves Reflection and Refraction Total Internal Reflection Interference of Light Light Waveguiding Interferometers Diffraction Gaussian Beams and Stable Optical Resonators Polarization Optics The Polarization Ellipse Crystal Optics Retarding Waveplates A Variable Waveplate: The Soleil-Babinet Compensator Polarizing Prisms Linear Birefringence Circular Birefringence Elliptical Birefringence Practical Polarization Effects Polarization Analysis The Form of the Jones Matrices Light and Matter Emission, Propagation, and Absorption Processes Classical Theory of Light Propagation in Uniform Dielectric Media Optical Dispersion Emission and Absorption of Light Optical Coherence and Correlation Introduction Measure of Coherence Wiener-Khinchin Theorem Dual-Beam Interference Practical Examples Some Essential Physics of Radiation and Solids Radiation Electrons in Solids Optical Sources, Modulators, and Detectors Optical Sources Optical Modulators Photodetectors Optical Waveguides The Planar Waveguide Integrated Optics Cylindrical Waveguides Optical Fibres Optical Fibres for Communications Polarization-Holding Waveguides Photonic Crystal Fibres Nonlinear Optics Nonlinear Optics and Optical Fibres The Formalism of Nonlinear Optics Second-Harmonic Generation and Phase Matching Optical Mixing Intensity-Dependent Refractive Index Four-Photon Mixing (FPM) Parametric and Inelastic Processes Solitons Photosensitivity Non-Linear Effects in Photonic Crystal Fibres (PCF) Photonics in Action Antireflective Coatings Optical-Fibre Current Measurement The Integrated Optical Spectrum Analyser The Audio Compact Disc (CD) The Optical-Fibre Gyroscope Holography Optical-Time-Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) and Its Use in Distributed Optical-Fibre Raman Temperature Sensing (DTS) Measurement of Very Short Optical Pulses: The Autocorrelator Topics in Optical-Fibre Communications Regimes-Correlation Length Epilogue And What of the Future? Appendices Appendix I: Maxwell''s Equations Appendix II: The Fourier Inversion Theorem Appendix III: Symmetry of the Permittivity Tensor Appendix IV: The Polarization Ellipse Appendix V: Radiation from an Oscillating Dipole Appendix VI: The d-Function Appendix VII: The Fermi-Dirac Function Appendix VIII: Second Harmonic Generation Appendix IX: The Sampling Theorem Appendix X: The Semiconductor Equation Appendix XI: The Formal Analysis of Polarization-Mode Dispersion (PMD) References Each chapter includes an introduction, conclusion, problems, references, and suggestions for further reading nce Practical Polarization Effects Polarization Analysis The Form of the Jones Matrices Light and Matter Emission, Propagation, and Absorption Processes Classical Theory of Light Propagation in Uniform Dielectric Media Optical Dispersion Emission and Absorption of Light Optical Coherence and Correlation Introduction Measure of Coherence Wiener-Khinchin Theorem Dual-Beam Interference Practical Examples Some Essential Physics of Radiation and Solids Radiation Electrons in Solids Optical Sources, Modulators, and Detectors Optical Sources Optical Modulators Photodetectors Optical Waveguides The Planar Waveguide Integrated Optics Cylindrical Waveguides Optical Fibres Optical Fibres for Communications Polarization-Holding Waveguides Photonic Crystal Fibres Nonlinear Optics Nonlinear Optics and Optical Fibres The Formalism of Nonlinear Optics Second-Harmonic Generation and Phase Matching Optical Mixing Intensity-Dependent Refractive Index Four-Photon Mixing (FPM) Parametric and Inelastic Processes Solitons Photosensitivity Non-Linear Effects in Photonic Crystal Fibres (PCF) Photonics in Action Antireflective Coatings Optical-Fibre Current Measurement The Integrated Optical Spectrum Analyser The Audio Compact Disc (CD) The Optical-Fibre Gyroscope Holography Optical-Time-Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) and Its Use in Distributed Optical-Fibre Raman Temperature Sensing (DTS) Measurement of Very Short Optical Pulses: The Autocorrelator Topics in Optical-Fibre Communications Regimes-Correlation Length Epilogue And What of the Future? Appendices Appendix I: Maxwell''s Equations Appendix II: The Fourier Inversion Theorem Appendix III: Symmetry of the Permittivity Tensor Appendix IV: The Polarization Ellipse Appendix V: Radiation from an Oscillating Dipole Appendix VI: The d-Function Appendix VII: The Fermi-Dirac Function Appendix VIII: Second Harmonic Generation Appendix IX: The Sampling Theorem Appendix X: The Semiconductor Equation Appendix XI: The Formal Analysis of Polarization-Mode Dispersion (PMD) References Each chapter includes an introduction, conclusion, problems, references, and suggestions for further reading R>Cylindrical Waveguides Optical Fibres Optical Fibres for Communications Polarization-Holding Waveguides Photonic Crystal Fibres Nonlinear Optics Nonlinear Optics and Optical Fibres The Formalism of Nonlinear Optics Second-Harmonic Generation and Phase Matching Optical Mixing Intensity-Dependent Refractive Index Four-Photon Mixing (FPM) Parametric and Inelastic Processes Solitons Photosensitivity Non-Linear Effects in Photonic Crystal Fibres (PCF) Photonics in Action Antireflective Coatings Optical-Fibre Current Measurement The Integrated Optical Spectrum Analyser The Audio Compact Disc (CD) The Optical-Fibre Gyroscope Holography Optical-Time-Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) and Its Use in Distributed Optical-Fibre Raman Temperature Sensing (DTS) Measurement of Very Short Optical Pulses: The Autocorrelator Topics in Optical-Fibre Communications Regimes-Correlation Length Epilogue And What of the Future? Appendices Appendix I: Maxwell''s Equations Appendix II: The Fourier Inversion Theorem Appendix III: Symmetry of the Permittivity Tensor Appendix IV: The Polarization Ellipse Appendix V: Radiation from an Oscillating Dipole Appendix VI: The d-Function Appendix VII: The Fermi-Dirac Function Appendix VIII: Second Harmonic Generation Appendix IX: The Sampling Theorem Appendix X: The Semiconductor Equation Appendix XI: The Formal Analysis of Polarization-Mode Dispersion (PMD) References Each chapter includes an introduction, conclusion, problems, references, and suggestions for further reading TS) Measurement of Very Short Optical Pulses: The Autocorrelator Topics in Optical-Fibre Communications Regimes-Correlation Length Epilogue And What of the Future? Appendices Appendix I: Maxwell''s Equations Appendix II: The Fourier Inversion Theorem Appendix III: Symmetry of the Permittivity Tensor Appendix IV: The Polarization Ellipse Appendix V: Radiation from an Oscillating Dipole Appendix VI: The d-Function Appendix VII: The Fermi-Dirac Function Appendix VIII: Second Harmonic Generation Appendix IX: The Sampling Theorem Appendix X: The Semiconductor Equation Appendix XI: The Formal Analysis of Polarization-Mode Dispersion (PMD) References Each chapter includes an introduction, conclusion, problems, references, and suggestions for further reading for further reading.