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In 1945, Dr. Ernst Weber founded, and was the first Director of,
the Microwave Research Institute (MRI) at Polytechnic University
(at that time named the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn). MRI
gained worldwide recognition in the 50s and 60s for its research in
electromagnetic theory, antennas and radiation, network theory and
microwave networks, microwave components, and devices. It was also
known through its series of 24 topical symposia and the widely
distributed hardbound MRI Symposium Proceedings. Rededicated as the
Weber Research Institute (WRI) in 1986, the institute currently
conducts research in such areas as electromagnetic propagation and
antennas, ultrabroadband electromagnetics, pulse power, acoustics,
gaseous electronics, plasma physics, solid-state materials, quantum
electronics, electromagnetic launchers, and networks. Following MRI
tradition, WRI has launched its own series of in-depth topical
conferences with published proceedings. Previous conferences in
this series were: Directions in Electromagnetic Wave Modeling;
October 1990 Ultra-Wideband Short-Pulse Electromagnetics; October,
1992 Ultra-Wideband Short-Pulse Electromagnetics, II; October, 1994
The proceedings of these conferences were also published by Plenum
Press. This volume constitutes the proceedings of the fourth WRI
International Conference dealing with Guided-Wave Optoelectronics:
Device Characterization, Analysis and Design. The conference was
held October 26-28, 1994, at the Polytechnic University in
Brooklyn, New York, in cooperation with the IEEE Lasers and Electro
Optics Society, and with the Optical Society of America. Theodor
Tamir Giora Griffel Henry L. Bertoni v CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY
Scanning the symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . T. Tamir and G. Griffel
Photonics in telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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In 1945, Dr. Ernst Weber founded, and was the first Director of,
the Microwave Research Institute (MRI) at Polytechnic University
(at that time named the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn). MRI
gained worldwide recognition in the 50s and 60s for its research in
electromagnetic theory, antennas and radiation, network theory and
microwave networks, microwave components, and devices. It was also
known through its series of 24 topical symposia and the widely
distributed hardbound MRI Symposium Proceedings. Rededicated as the
Weber Research Institute (WRI) in 1986, the institute currently
conducts research in such areas as electromagnetic propagation and
antennas, ultrabroadband electromagnetics, pulse power, acoustics,
gaseous electronics, plasma physics, solid-state materials, quantum
electronics, electromagnetic launchers, and networks. Following MRI
tradition, WRI has launched its own series of in-depth topical
conferences with published proceedings. Previous conferences in
this series were: Directions in Electromagnetic Wave Modeling;
October 1990 Ultra-Wideband Short-Pulse Electromagnetics; October,
1992 Ultra-Wideband Short-Pulse Electromagnetics, II; October, 1994
The proceedings of these conferences were also published by Plenum
Press. This volume constitutes the proceedings of the fourth WRI
International Conference dealing with Guided-Wave Optoelectronics:
Device Characterization, Analysis and Design. The conference was
held October 26-28, 1994, at the Polytechnic University in
Brooklyn, New York, in cooperation with the IEEE Lasers and Electro
Optics Society, and with the Optical Society of America. Theodor
Tamir Giora Griffel Henry L. Bertoni v CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY
Scanning the symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . T. Tamir and G. Griffel
Photonics in telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . H."
This volume is based on lectures and contributed papers presented
at the Eighth Course of the International School of Materials
Science and Tech nology that was held in Erice, Sicily, Italy at
the Ettore Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture during the period
1-13 July 1985. The subject of the course was "Electromagnetic
Surface Excitations." Forty lectures were given by eleven
distinguished scientists and engineers from France, Italy, the
United Kingdom, and the United States. In addition to the lectur
ers, approximately fifty participants representing eleven different
countries throughout the world t. ook part in the course. Short
contributed papers were presented by seventeen participants on the
results of their own re search. The subject of the Course is of
great importance for both pure science and for practical
applications such as telecommunications. A technolog ical
revolution is occurring in which the transmission of information by
means of electrical currents travelling in copper wires is being
replaced by transmission by means of light travelling in objects
known as optical wave guides. The manipulation and processing of
the light signals prior and subsequent to transmission through the
wave guide has resulted in a technology often referred to as
integrated optics. Important to the opera tion of integrated optics
devices is the behavior of electromagnetic waves near surfaces and
interfaces. One of the goals of the course was to further the
dialogue between engineers and physicists in common areas of
interest related to the propagation of electromagnetic waves along
surfaces."
The first guided-wave components that employed signals in the form
of light beams traveling along thin films were fabricated a little
more than two decades ago. The parallel development of
semiconductor lasers and the subsequent availability of low-loss
optical fibers made possible the imple mentation of completely
optical systems for communications, signal pro cessing and other
applications that had used only electronic circuitry in the past.
Referred to as integrated optics, this technology has been rein
forced by utilizing electronic components that act as controlling
elements or perform other functions for which the optical
counterparts are not as effec tive. The broader area thus generated
was aptly named optoelectronics and it currently represents a
fascinating, rapidly evolving and most promising technology.
Specifically, the amalgamation of electronic and optics compo nents
into an integrated optoelectronics format is expected to provide a
wide range of systems having miniaturized, high speed, broad band
and reliable components for telecommunications, data processing,
optical computing and other applications in the near and far
future. This book is intended to cover primarily the optical
portion of the op toelectronics area by focusing on the theory and
applications of components that use guided optical waves. Hence all
aspects of integrated optics are dis cussed, but optoelectronic
components having primarily electronic rather than optical
functions have not been included. Each chapter has been writ ten by
experts who have actively participated in developing the specific
areas addressed by them."
Because integrated optics and optoelectronics technology have been
devel oping very rapidly during the past few years, significant
advances have been made since the first edition of this book was
published. Furthermore, interest in the book itself has been
strong, leading to a demand for a new, updated version of the text.
This has motivated us to issue the present revised pa perback
edition, whose lower price will make it more easily accessible to
researchers in the area and to interested graduate students, in
particular. The present edition is essentially similar to the
original hardcover book, except that a new chapter (Chap. 7) has
been added, which briefly reviews the recent advances in the area
and provides new references. Typographical errors spotted in the
original edition have also been corrected. Although great care has
been exercised, some errors may still occur in the text and other
improvements could be introduced in a possible future edition. The
volume editor would therefore appreciate any comments from readers,
who are urged to communicate their suggestions directly to him."
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