Waveguide Optoelectronics

Richard De La Rue has been Professor of Optoelectronics at Glasgow University since 1986. His research has been concerned with photonic crystal and photonic wire structures, with waveguide micro-cavities and with meta-materials. Silicon, silica, metals and compound semiconductors are all involved in this nano- and micro-photonics research activity. His research in the area of photonic crystals has evolved to cover compact lasers, planar micro-cavities, photonic-crystal LEDs, photonic integrated circuits (PICs), synthetic opal and inverse opal structures. He is a Fellow of IEEE, OSA, IET, Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) and the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng)

This book provides an overview of the underlying physics and technology of modern waveguide optoelectronics. By presenting these two aspects together in a coherent manner, readers will gain an appreciation of the fundamental physical limits to device performance as well as a critical understanding of the state of the art.
Starting from the fundamental optical properties of matter, the book moves on to describe methods of device design, with an emphasis on low dimensional systems. The potential of III-IV semiconductors is highlighted because of their ability to incorporate lasers, waveguides, modulaters and detectors. However, other technologies -- principally lithium niobate and fibre devices -- are studied and contrasted. The role of nonlinear optics and femtosecond pulses within the framework of waveguide optics is evaluated. Optical fibre devices show considerable promise in a range of system applications and such devices are discussed and compared with planer devices. Finally, progress towards photonic and optoelectronic integrated circuits is addressed.

Preface. 1. Materials for Waveguide Optoelectronics; R.M. De La Rue. 2. Design and Modelling of Passive and Active Optical Waveguide Devices; R. Baets, P. Kaczmarski, P. Vankwikelberge. 3. LiNb03 Devices; M. Papuchon. 4. Impact of Low-Dimensional Physics on Optical and optoelectronic Devices; C. Weisbuch. 5. Main Aspects of MOCVD and MBE Growth Techniques; L. Goldstein. 6. Quantum Well Lasers; Y. Arakawa. 7. Optical Bistability in Semiconductor Laser Devices; I.H. White. 8. Multiple Quantum Well (MQW) Modulators; T.H. Wood. 9. Neutral Impurity Disordering of Quantum Well Waveguide Devices; J.H. Marsh. 10. Optoelectronic and Photonic Integrated Circuits; K. Wakao. 11. Nonlinear Optics; H. Haus. 12. Optical Fibre Amplifiers; K.C. Byron. 13. Femtosecond Techniques for the Characterization of Nonlinear and Linear Properties of Waveguide Devices and Studies of All Optical Switching; J.G. Fujimoto. 14. Rare Earth Doped LiNb03 Waveguide Amplifiers and Lasers; W. Sohler. 15. Abstracts from Poster Session. Index.