Unit 1 Semiconductor Physics/ 1
1.1Energy Bands and Carrier Concentration/ 1
1.2Carrier Transport Phenomena/ 8
1.3PN Junction/ 14

Unit 2 Semiconductor Devices/ 25
2.1Bipolar Junction Transistors/ 25
2.2The MOSFET/ 38
2.3Microwave and Photonic Devices/ 51

Unit 3 Holography and Fourier Optics/ 56
3.1Holography/ 56
3.2Wave-Optics Analysis of Optical Systems/ 65
3.3Optical Processing/ 71

Unit 4 Electromagnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Waves/ 77
4.1The Concept of Electromagnetic Fields and Waves/ 77
4.2The History of Electromagnetic Waves/ 78
4.3The Basic Laws of Electromagnetic Theory/ 80
4.4The Properties of Electromagnetic Waves/ 89
4.5Electromagnetic Spectra and Applications/ 91

Unit 5 Lasers/ 97
5.1Amplification of Light/ 97
5.2Optical Resonators/ 98
5.3Laser Amplifiers/ 104
5.4Laser Techniques/ 109
5.5Laser Applications/ 114

Unit 6 Optical Fiber Communication/ 124
6.1The Development of Optical Communication Systems/ 124
6.2Optical Fiber Characteristics/ 125
6.3The Propagation of Optical Beam in Fibers/ 129
6.4The Impacts of Fiber Nonlinearities/ 133
6.5All Optical Networks/ 140

Unit 7 Nonlinear Optics/ 149
7.1The Definition of Nonlinear Optics/ 149
7.2The History of Nonlinear Optics/ 151
7.3The Features of Interaction of Intense Light with Matter/ 155
7.4The Theory Framework of Nonlinear Optics/ 158
7.5The Descriptions of Nonlinear Optical Processes/ 160
7.6Applications and Future Perspectives/ 166

Unit 8 Photonic Crystal Fibers/ 171
8.1The Origins of PCFs/ 171
8.2The History of PCFs/ 174
8.3Guiding Light in PCFs/ 174
8.4The Properties of PCFs/ 176
8.5The Fabrication of PCFs/ 179
8.6The Applications of PCFs/ 183
8.7Future Perspectives/ 187

Unit 9 Applied Techniques/ 190
9.1Optical Thin Film Technology/ 190
9.2Photolithography/ 195
9.3Biophotonics/ 199
9.43D Display Technology/ 208

References/ 215