Schaum's Outline of Optics by McGraw-Hill $21.00
Confusing Textbooks? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You...

Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers (Classroom Resource Materials) by Cambridge University Press $92.00
If you need a book that relates the core principles of quantum mechanics to modern applications in engineering, physics, and nanotechnology, this is it. Students will appreciate the book's applied emphasis, which illustrates theoretical concepts with examples of nanostructured materials, optics, and semiconductor devices. The many worked examples and more than 160 homework problems help students...

Nonlinear Optics, Second Edition by Academic Press $111.00
The Optical Society of America (OSA) and SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering have awarded Robert Boyd with an honorable mention for the Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award for his work on Nonlinear Optics, 2nd edition.Nonlinear optics is essentially the study of the interaction of strong laser light with matter. It lies at the basis of the field of photonics, the use of...

Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices by Cambridge University Press $105.00
Learn the basic properties and designs of modern VLSI devices, as well as the factors affecting performance, with this thoroughly updated second edition. The first edition has been widely adopted as a standard textbook in microelectronics in many major US universities and worldwide. The internationally-renowned authors highlight the intricate interdependencies and subtle tradeoffs between various...

Building Electro-Optical Systems: Making It all Work (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics) by Wiley $153.00
Praise for the First Edition"Now a new laboratory bible for optics researchers has joined the list: it is Phil Hobbs's Building Electro-Optical Systems: Making It All Work."—Tony Siegman, Optics & Photonics NewsBuilding a modern electro-optical instrument may be the most interdisciplinary job in all of engineering. Be it a DVD player or a laboratory one-off, it involves physics, electrical...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for your Home, 2E by Alpha $19.95
"The perfect source for solar powerafully illustrated." Solar Power (photovoltaics) is now a one-billion-dollar industry, and itas poised to grow rapidly in the near future as more pressure is placed on limited fossil fuel resources and as advances in solar technology drive down the costs of residential solar systems. This book helps readers understand the basics of solar power and other...

Laser Electronics (3rd Edition) by Prentice Hall $181.00
Best seller for introductory courses in Laser Electronics and Quantum Electronics. This is a practical approach to introductory laser electronics that emphasizes real-world applications and problem-solving skills over theory, providing a clear understanding of both optical and microwave frequencies.

Optoelectronics and Photonics: Principles and Practices by Prentice Hall $188.00
This book takes a fresh look at the last three decades and enormous developments in the new electo-optic devices and associated materials. General Treatment and various proofs are at a semiquantitative level without going into detailed physics. Contains numerous worked examples and solved problems. Chapter topics include wave nature of light, dielectric waveguides and optical fibers,...

Photonics: Optical Electronics in Modern Communications (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) by Oxford University Press, USA $129.00
Due to its central role in modern communications technologies, photonics--or optical electronics--has evolved dynamically over the last ten years. Photonics by Amnon Yariv and Pochi Yeh is extensively revised and updated to keep pace with this unprecedented development. Now more tailored to optical communication, the sixth edition integrates material on generating and manipulating optical...

Field Theory of Acousto-Optic Signal Processing Devices (Optoelectronics Library) by Artech House $20.00
Here's a thorough introduction to acousto-optic theory from the acoustic and electromagnetic viewpoints.