National Author’s Day – November 1, 2023.
National Authors Day is an annual observance that encourages people to recognize and celebrate the contributions of authors to literature and culture. It’s a day to express gratitude to authors […]
Book Review – Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, 5th Edition
Reviewed by Mayur Kumar Chhipa, Dean, Faculty of ODL, EC Engineering Coordinator, ISBAT University, Kampala, Uganda Full Book Title: Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, 5th Editionby Govind P. AgrawalJohn Wiley & Sons, […]
VCSEL Industry: Communication and Sensing
Babu Dayal Padullaparthi, Jim Tatum, and Kenichi Iga John Wiley & Sons, 2022 Reviewed by Ryan Aguinaldo, IEEE Photonics Society Newsletter Book Reviews Editor A course on laser physics is […]
Book Review — Programmable Integrated Photonics by José Capmany and Daniel Pérez
View PDF By Ryan Aguinaldo The field of photonic integrated circuits (PIC) has shown its maturity in recent years. Integrated photonic systems, once found chiefly in academic and R&D labs, […]
Book Review — An Introduction to Quantum Optics: Photon and Biphoton Physics, 2nd Ed. by Yanhua Shih
By Ryan Aguinaldo In the six decades since the first studies on the quantum theory of optical coherence, quantum optics has rooted itself as a firmly established field of pure […]
Book Review — Bands and Photons in III-V Semiconductor Quantum Structures by Igor Vurgaftman, Matthew Lumb, and Jerry Meyer
By Ryan Aguinaldo Quantum wells have become an indispensable part of modern laser design. The incorporation of quantum wells in a semiconductor laser’s active region has afforded the laser designer […]