title: Electro-Optics Handbook
author: Ronald Waynant
description: Work at the razors-edge of electronics with this far-reaching reference that covers not just lasers, but all the exciting developments in electro-optics--the use of heat-reducing optical devices and light in electronics systems. The one--and only--single-source guide to this fast-rising technology, the Electro-Optics Handbook brings you the latest advances in ever-shrinking electro-optical circuitry, the entire range of lasers, and all types of x-ray, UV, and other electro-optical equipment. Culling the insights of both designers and the fields A-list experts, the Handbook overflows with 1,000 pages of hands-on technical assistance, accompanied by more than 500 helpful illustrations, detailed charts, diagrams, and data tables. And now, the Second Edition contains nearly 300 pages of new material, covering: Optical communications. Electro-optic devices--visible detectors, infrared detectors, acousto-optic devices. High-intensity optical fields. And more Whether youre an electronic engineer, optical engineer, or designer, no more comprehensive--or economical--sourcebook exists to help you work at the vanguard of this challenging frontier. Find details on UV, VUV, and x-ray lasers. Compare solid state, semiconductor, and infrared gas lasers. Look up data on ultrashort laser pulses. Explore visible and infrared optical materials. Find full data on optical fibers. Learn about laser spectroscopy and photochemistry. Discover high-resolution lithography for optoelectronics. Get details on optical and optoelectrical integrated circuits. Share technical advances in holography, imaging detectors, communications, high-intensity fields, and more. Turn to appendices for quick reference answers.
zlib_text: ELECTRO-OPTICS
  HANDBOOK
  Ronald W. Waynant
  Editor
  Marwood N. Ediger
  Editor
  Food and Drug Administration
  Rockville, Maryland
  Second Edition
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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  Electro-optics handbook / Ronald W. Waynant, editor, Marwood N. Ediger, editor.—2nd ed.
  p.
  cm.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  ISBN 0-07-068716-1 (hc)
  1. Electrooptical devices—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  I. Waynant, Ronald W.
  II. Ediger, Marwood N., date.
  TA1750.E44
  2000
  621.36—dc21
  99-044081
  Copyright � 2000 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
  Printed in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United
  States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced
  or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a data base or
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