Lasers and Their Applications to Digital Photonics and Microwave Photonics
暫譯: 雷射及其在數位光子學與微波光子學中的應用

本書著重於理解雷射如何應用於現代領域，例如光通信、訊號處理、感測與記憶體系統，並特別強調雷射如何推動數位光子學（digital photonics）與微波光子學（microwave photonics）技術的轉型。本書涵蓋多種雷射系統，例如半導體雷射與光纖雷射，以及這些雷射在數位光子學中的作用。數位光子學是指透過光訊號對資訊進行編碼、傳輸與處理。

本書：

• 強調雷射在光通信、微波訊號處理與量子光子學等前沿應用中的具體作用。
• 涵蓋將光子元件整合至系統中的最新趨勢，包括光子積體電路（photonic integrated circuits）。
• 討論量子光、量子糾纏與量子態操控的原理，以及其在量子計算、密碼學與通信領域的應用。
• 著重介紹整合式微波光子電路的最新進展，探討材料、製造技術，以及矽光子學（silicon photonics）與混合式整合（hybrid integration）等整合策略方面的創新。
• 探討雷射技術整合至數位光子學的最新進展，聚焦於小型化、高效能光子積體電路的開發。

本書主要適合電機工程、電子與通信工程、雷射、微波工程及光子學領域的高年級大學生、研究生與學術研究人員閱讀。

Dr T.D. Subash is a distinguished academician, technocrat, and prolific researcher, with a strong commitment to mentoring, innovation, and entrepreneurship, inspiring transformative ideas that connect academia with real-world impact. He is currently with the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, R.M.K. Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is an active senior member of IEEE. He was elected to a three-year term serving on the Board of Governors for the IEEE Photonics Society (2024-2026). This achievement is one of many in his young career. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering in electronics and communication engineering and Master of Engineering in embedded system technologies from Anna University, India, in 2008 and 2011, respectively. He completed his PhD in nanoelectronics from Anna University, Chennai, in 2016. He enjoys teaching and research. He has authored and co-authored over 100 research papers in international and national journals and 46 papers in international and national conferences in the areas of nanoelectronics, nanoscale device modelling, nanotechnology, and wireless sensor networks. He has also filed four patents. He serves as an active member of editorial/reviewer boards of various international journals.

Bikash Nakarmi (senior member, IEEE) received BE, ME, and PhD degrees in electronics and communication, information and communication engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal; Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China; and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Rep. of Korea in 2004, 2008, and 2012, respectively. He joined the College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, in 2016, where he is currently a professor in the Key Laboratory of Radar Imaging and Microwave Photonics (Nanjing Univ. Aeronaut. Astronaut.), Ministry of Education. His research has focused on developing optical blocks used in optical communication and networks using Fabry-Pérot laser diode, biosensors based on nanostructures, and microwave photonics. From 2012 to 2013 he worked as a research and development manager at InLC Technology Korea and as a postdoctoral researcher at Nanjing University, China (2012-2014). From 2014 to 2016, he was a research professor at KAIST. He has authored and co-authored over 100 research papers, including 40 peer-reviewed journals, 45 papers in conference proceedings, and several invited papers and talks. Prof. Nakarmi is a senior member of the Optical Society of America and IEEE. Prof. Nakarmi had served as a committee member in SPIE photonics ASIA 2012 and IEEE ICECIT 2021, and as a reviewer of several peer-reviewed journals.

J. Ajayan received his B.Tech degree in electronics and communication engineering from Kerala University in 2009, M.Tech and PhD degrees in electronics and communication engineering from Karunya University, Coimbatore, India, in 2012 and 2017, respectively. He is a professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering and the dean of Post Graduation Programs at SR University, Telangana, India. He has published more than 200 research articles (including more than 100 SCI articles) in various journals and international conferences. He has published 7 books, more than 25 book chapters, and 6 patents. He is a reviewer for more than 40 journals with various publishers. He is a guest editor for the Special Issue on P2P Computing for Beyond 5G Network and Internet-of-Everything by Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, and the Special Issue on Energy Harvesting Devices, Circuits and Systems for Internet of Things by Microelectronics Journal. He has served on the technical advisory/reviewer committees for more than 10 conferences. His areas of interest are microelectronics, semiconductor devices, nanotechnology, RF integrated circuits, and photovoltaics.

T.D. Subash 博士是一位傑出的學者、科技專家與多產研究者，致力於培育人才、創新與創業，並鼓舞能將學術界與實際應用影響連結起來的革新想法。目前任職於印度泰米爾納德邦 Chennai 的 R.M.K. Engineering College 電子與通訊工程系。他是 IEEE 的活躍資深會員，並獲選於 2024 至 2026 年間擔任 IEEE Photonics Society 理事會成員，任期三年。這項成就是他年輕職涯中的眾多成就之一。2008 年與 2011 年，他分別於印度 Anna University 取得電子與通訊工程學士學位，以及嵌入式系統技術工程碩士學位。2016 年，他於 Chennai 的 Anna University 取得奈米電子學博士學位。他熱愛教學與研究，已在奈米電子學、奈米尺度元件建模、奈米科技與無線感測器網路等領域，於國際及國內期刊發表或共同發表超過 100 篇研究論文，並於國際及國內會議發表 46 篇論文。此外，他已提出四項專利申請，並擔任多份國際期刊編輯委員會及審稿委員會的活躍成員。

Bikash Nakarmi（IEEE 資深會員）分別於 2004 年、2008 年及 2012 年，取得尼泊爾 Tribhuvan University 的電子與通訊工程學士學位、 中國 Harbin Engineering University 的資訊與通訊工程碩士學位，以及大韓民國大田 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 的博士學位。2016 年，他加入中國 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 電子與資訊工程學院，目前擔任教育部雷達成像與微波光子學重點實驗室（Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics）教授。他的研究主要聚焦於使用 Fabry-Pérot 雷射二極體開發光學通訊與網路所使用的光學模組、以奈米結構為基礎的生物感測器，以及微波光子學。2012 至 2013 年期間，他曾於 InLC Technology Korea 擔任研發經理，並於中國 Nanjing University 擔任博士後研究員（2012 至 2014 年）。2014 至 2016 年，他擔任 KAIST 研究教授。他已發表或共同發表超過 100 篇研究論文，其中包括 40 篇經同儕審查的期刊論文、45 篇會議論文集論文，以及數篇受邀論文與演講。Nakarmi 教授是 Optical Society of America 與 IEEE 的資深會員。他曾擔任 SPIE Photonics Asia 2012 與 IEEE ICECIT 2021 的委員會成員，也曾擔任多份經同儕審查期刊的審稿人。

J. Ajayan 於 2009 年取得 Kerala University 的電子與通訊工程 B.Tech 學位，並分別於 2012 年與 2017 年取得印度 Coimbatore Karunya University 的電子與通訊工程 M.Tech 學位及博士學位。他目前是印度 Telangana SR University 電子與通訊工程系教授，以及研究所課程院長。他已在各類期刊及國際會議發表超過 200 篇研究論文，其中包括超過 100 篇 SCI 論文；此外，他已出版 7 本書、超過 25 個書籍章節，並取得 6 項專利。他擔任多家出版商旗下 40 多份期刊的審稿人。他曾擔任 Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications「超越 5G 網路與 Internet of Everything 的 P2P Computing」特刊，以及 Microelectronics Journal「物聯網能源採集裝置、電路與系統」特刊的客座編輯。他也曾擔任超過 10 場會議的技術諮詢委員會及審稿委員會成員。他的研究興趣包括微電子學、半導體元件、奈米科技、RF 積體電路與光伏技術。