Book DescriptionThis book gives a fascinating picture of the state of the art in silicon photonics and a perspective on what can be expected in the near future It is composed of a selected number of reviews authored by world leaders in the field and is written from both academic and industrial viewpoints An in-depth discussion of the route towards озшчь fully integrated silicon photonics is presented This book will be useful not only to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers but also to graduate students who are interested in the fields of microphotonics and optoelectronics.  Atlanti2004 г 397 стр ISBN 3540210229.