02191nam a22003258a 4500 CR9780511973635 UkCbUP 20180107143414.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 101011s2011||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9780511973635 (ebook) 9780521493482 (hardback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda TK5103.59 .P74 2011 621.382/75 22 Premaratne, Malin, author. Light Propagation in Gain Media : Optical Amplifiers / [electronic resource] Malin Premaratne, Govind P. Agrawal. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011. 1 online resource (284 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Over the past two decades, optical amplifiers have become of key importance in modern communications. In addition to this, the technology has applications in cutting-edge research such as biophotonics and lab-on-a-chip devices. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental concepts, theory and analytical techniques behind the modern optical amplifier technology. The book covers all major optical amplification schemes in conventional materials, including the Raman and parametric gain processes. The final chapter is devoted to optical gain in metamaterials, a topic that has been attracting considerable attention in recent years. The authors emphasize analytical insights to give a deeper, more intuitive understanding of various amplification schemes. The book assumes background knowledge of electrical engineering or applied physics, including exposure to electrodynamics and wave motion, and is ideal for graduate students and researchers in physics, optics, bio-optics and communications. Optical amplifiers Agrawal, Govind P., author. Print version: 9780521493482 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511973635 Cambridge Books Online 236612 236612