Reference Textbooks

Nonlinear Optics, Robert W. Boyd

 
Boyd, R. W. (1992)
Nonlinear optics
Academic Press.
Boston
Call Number: QC446.2 .B69 1992
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This is a standard reference among physicists; it has an illustrative style, with good emphasis on the conceptual, with the analytic following after the sense of basic principles.


Nonlinear Fiber Optics, Govind P Agrawal

 
Agrawal, G. P. (2001)
Nonlinear fiber optics
Academic Press
San Diego, CA
Call Number: QC 448 .A38 2001
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A text for senior undergraduates and graduate students in Physics and Engineering, as well as research scientists and practicing engineers in the telecommunications industry. Includes: pulse propagation in fibers, group-velocity dispersion, self- and cross-phase modulation, optical solitons, stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering, polarization effects, and parametric processes.


The Principles of Nonlinear Optics, Y. R. Shen

 
Shen, Y. R. (1984)
The principles of nonlinear optics
J. Wiley
New York, NY
Call Number: QC 446.2 .S54 1984
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This is a standard reference among physicists; it has an analytic style, with emphasis on the mathematical, with the conceptual tending to evolve out of the analytic results.

Fiber Optic Test and Measurement, Dennis Derickson

 
Derickson, D. (1998)
Fiber optic test and measurement
Prentice Hall PTR
Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Call Number: TK 5103.59 .D47 1998
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This reference includes emphasis on instruments, techniques and standard practice in photonics; it is most likely to interest engineers, including senior undergraduates and graduate students through practicing engineers.


Fundamentals of Photonics, Saleh and Teich

 
Saleh, B. E. A. and M. C. Teich (1991)
Fundamentals of photonics
Wiley
New York, NY
Call Number: TA 1520 .S24 1991
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This reference provides a broad introduction to photonics and applied optics, including some limited principles and brief foundational science. It is most likely to interest engineers, inuding senior undergraduates and graduate students.




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