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Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Switching -- 1.3. Linear optics : response theory and the Kramers-Kronig transformation -- 1.4. Nonlinear optics -- 1.5. Integrated optics--semiconductor optical waveguides -- 1.6. Outline of book

2. Linear electro-optic effect, electroabsorption and electrorefraction -- 2.1. Dielectricifcation : linear electro-optic effect, electrorefraction and electroabsorption -- 2.2. Electroabsorption and electrorefraction effects -- 2.3. The electroabsorption modulator (EAM) -- 2.4. Electro-refractive modulators -- 2.5. The Franz-Keldysh effect in a vacuum! -- 2.6. Conclusion

3. Nonlinear refraction : second- and third-order optical nonlinearities -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Cascade second-order optical nonlinearity nonlinear phase change -- 3.3. Two-photon effects -- 3.4. Conclusions

4. Nonlinear optical devices -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. The cascade second order optical switch--the push-pull switch -- 4.3. AlGaAs optical waveguides for n2 switching -- 4.4. The nonlinear directional coupler -- 4.5. The Mach-Zehnder interferometer switch operating with n2 -- 4.6. Conclusions

5. Semiconductor optical amplifiers -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Basics of semiconductor optical amplifiers -- 5.3. Measurement of forward and reverse bias optical properties of semiconductors -- 5.4. The dynamics of semiconductor optical amplifiers -- 5.5. Conclusions

6. Conclusions -- 6.1. Discussion -- 6.2. Quantum effects -- 6.3. Future prospects.

Semiconductor Integrated Optics for Switching Light (Second Edition) provides concise description of the physics and engineering of semiconductor optical waveguides for photonic and electronic switching with a focus on optical communication applications. It provides Python notebooks that illustrate the concepts discussed in the book. The book includes the following topics: linear and nonlinear optics, linear electro-optic effect electroabsorption and electrorefraction, nonlinear refraction, nonlinear optical devices.

PhD students in semiconductor optoelectronics and newly minted optical telecommunication research engineers.

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Professor Ironside has over 30 years' experience in semiconductor optoelectronics research and in particular microfabrication of semiconductor photonic components such as laser diodes for optical communications systems, optical sensing and optical metrology systems. He has published over 120 research journal publications and 200 conference papers and has won awards for transferring research knowledge for commercial exploitation.

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