1 - Photonics – An Introduction

Summary

Chapter 1: introduces the subject – starting by endeavouring to define what the term ’photonics’ might mean and following this with a very brief exploration of the basic concepts.There is then a brief discussion about applications which impact upon our everyday lives.An outline of the book and the reasons for its being presented in this particular format follows.Finally, there is a very brief mention of the background in other complementary disciplines which complement photonics.