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Reflecting Changes In The Field In The Ten Years Since The Publication Of The First Edition, The Handbook Of Photonics, Second Edition Explores Recent Advances That Have Affected This Technology. In This New, Updated Second Edition Editor Mool Gupta Is Joined By John Ballato, Strengthening The Handbook With Their Combined Knowledge And The Continued Contributions Of World-class Researchers.new In The Second Edition:information On Optical Fiber Technology And The Economic Impact Of Photonicscoverage Of Emerging Technologies In Nanotechnologysections Front Cover; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Editorial Board; Contents; Chapter 1. Photonics Technology, Innovation, And Economic Development; Chapter 2. Iii-v Semiconductor Materials; Chapter 3. Optical Properties And Optoelectronic Applications Of Ii-vi Semiconductor Heterostructures; Chapter 4. Iii-v Nitrides And Silicon Carbide As Optoelectronic Materials; Chapter 5. Nonlinear Optics; Chapter 6. Ferroelectric Materials; Chapter 7. Second- And Third-order Nonlinear Optical Materials; Chapter 8. Photovoltaic Devices; Chapter 9. Optoelectronic Devices Chapter 10. Miniature Solid-state Laserschapter 11. Optical Modulators; Chapter 12. Optical Fibers; Chapter 13. Ion-exchaged Glass Waveguides; Chapter 14. Design Methodology For Guided-wave Photonic Devices; Chapter 15. Optical Data Storage; Chapter 16. Holographic Data Storage; Chapter 17. Binary Optics; Chapter 18. Electoronic Displays; Chapter 19. Digital Optical Computing And Interconnection; Chapter 20. Optical Communications; Index; Back Cover Edited By Mool C. Gupta, John Ballato. A Crc Title. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English