This is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of the basic theory of propagation in planar waveguides and devices. It offers an accessible and thorough self-contained guide to the understanding and solution of theoretical and practical design problems, concentrating on single-mode buried channel devices fabricated in silica-based technologies. Essential analytical and numerical techniques for determining practical waveguide attributes such as mode propagation, cutoff-wavelength, substrate leakage, bend loss, scattering due to surface roughness and fibre splicing optimization are given. The emphasis is on simple descriptions associated with straightforward analytical and numerical quantification, together with tables of parameter values for practical waveguides. Several basic passive devices are covered in detail, including X- and Y-junctions and evanescent single-mode couplers, as well as optimal curved paths for connecting arrays of these devices. Together these design recipes provide a prescription for total device design, including input, output and connecting waveguides. These planar waveguides and devices are key components of both the photonic chip and the hybrid photonic/electronic chip, which will emerge as hardware for incorporation into future optical communications systems within the information superhighway.

This text is intended to provide an in-depth, self-contained, treatment of optical waveguide theory. We have attempted to emphasize the underlying physical processes, stressing conceptual aspects, and have developed the mathematical analysis to parallel the physical intuition. We also provide comprehensive supplementary sections both to augment any deficiencies in mathematical background and to provide a self-consistent and rigorous mathematical approach. To assist in. understanding, each chapter con centrates principally on a single idea and is therefore comparatively short. Furthermore, over 150 problems with complete solutions are given to demonstrate applications of the theory. Accordingly, through simplicity of approach and numerous examples, this book is accessible to undergraduates. Many fundamental topics are presented here for the first time, but, more importantly, the material is brought together to give a unified treatment of basic ideas using the simplest approach possible. To achieve such a goal required a maturation of the subject, and thus the text was intentionally developed over a protracted period of the last 10 years."

This text is intended to provide an in-depth, self-contained, treatment of optical waveguide theory. We have attempted to emphasize the underlying physical processes, stressing conceptual aspects, and have developed the mathematical analysis to parallel the physical intuition. We also provide comprehensive supplementary sections both to augment any deficiencies in mathematical background and to provide a self-consistent and rigorous mathematical approach. To assist in. understanding, each chapter con centrates principally on a single idea and is therefore comparatively short. Furthermore, over 150 problems with complete solutions are given to demonstrate applications of the theory. Accordingly, through simplicity of approach and numerous examples, this book is accessible to undergraduates. Many fundamental topics are presented here for the first time, but, more importantly, the material is brought together to give a unified treatment of basic ideas using the simplest approach possible. To achieve such a goal required a maturation of the subject, and thus the text was intentionally developed over a protracted period of the last 10 years."

A short story about internal happiness. The main character will learn about happiness and how/where to use it.

The Third Installment in The Seven Uniters Series Hailey is in a lot of trouble this time around. She has ended up on a planet ruled by a religious order that views the Reincarnations as devils. She has to keep her identity a secret and she has to figure out why she was sent here. After being saved by a young man riding a huge, flying beast, Hailey is taken to their home under false pretenses in order to figure out what she is going to do. As she lays down to sleep, she suddenly loses herself to a rush of unfamiliar power, revealing who she is to her hosts as well as revealing the reason she is there.

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Reincarnation: The Seven Uniters Book One Hailey Ellen Burnett is a 16 year old high school Junior who was just abandoned by her best friend. She is bullied at school and abused at home, causing her to reach an all time low. After an elaborate prank by her classmates, she is confronted by her abusive mother and loses control, her anger boiling up inside of her. This is when she realizes that she has a power, a strange, foreign power that had been buried deep inside of her. She feels like a monster, until a mysterious coin appears before her. She reads the inscription written on the strange coin and is suddenly transported to an alien planet where her true destiny will be revealed. A thrilling tale of pain, love and destiny, this well written young adult science fiction/fantasy eBook should definitely be at the top of your list. If you like teen romance, novels about struggling teens, and stories about epic destinies, this book is for you. Plus, there are castles, magic, and alien planets to boot. This is definitely a wonderful and imaginative series worth reading over and over again.

Increase is a man who longs for more than the ordinary. This is his story as he pursues abundant living regardless of the personal cost. Through the highs and lows of life, he discovers a friendship that is transformative, and comes to experience a level of freedom that he never knew was possible. Growing up and trying to fit in in a town like Partly Right is extremely difficult for a man who wants to experience the more of life. The people and systems of Partly Right have all the answers and a way of living that doesn't allow for any questioning or coloring outside of the lines. Increase rises up within the Meeting Places of Partly Right only to discover that it doesn't satisfy the deep longings within his soul. He goes on a quest to discover the genuine abundant life that Jesus promises to those who would follow him. His quest for more has a cost to it, and Increase soon discovers that not everyone is supportive and some are outright threatened by it. In this book you'll meet a variety of true to life characters like Increase's wife Beautiful One, Professor Must Be Right, Try Harder, Dee Fender and the life giving Sparkly Zoe. But most importantly, you'll get to know the wonderful character Charis Ma. Increase isn't a perfect man, you'll soon see some of his faults, failing and fears that hold him back. But most of all, Increase is a man who is not going to settle for less than everything that God has to offer. He is on the Increase, and you can be too