SPIE Milestones are collections of seminal papers from the world literature covering important discoveries and developments in optics and photonics.

A selection of 81 papers on six major topics within the field of optical microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).

Fundamentals of Photonics A complete, thoroughly updated, full-color third edition Fundamentals of Photonics, Third Edition is a self-contained and up-to-date introductory-level textbook that thoroughly surveys this rapidly expanding area of engineering and applied physics. Featuring a blend of theory and applications, coverage includes detailed accounts of the primary theories of light, including ray optics, wave optics, electromagnetic optics, and photon optics, as well as the interaction of light and matter. Presented at increasing levels of complexity, preliminary sections build toward more advanced topics, such as Fourier optics and holography, photonic-crystal optics, guided-wave and fiber optics, LEDs and lasers, acousto-optic and electro-optic devices, nonlinear optical devices, ultrafast optics, optical interconnects and switches, and optical fiber communications. The third edition features an entirely new chapter on the optics of metals and plasmonic devices. Each chapter contains highlighted equations, exercises, problems, summaries, and selected reading lists. Examples of real systems are included to emphasize the concepts governing applications of current interest. Each of the twenty-four chapters of the second edition has been thoroughly updated.

SPIE Milestones are collections of seminal papers from the world literature covering important discoveries and developments in optics and photonics.

History of fiber optics / Jeff D. Montgomery -- Market analysis and business planning / Yann Y. Morvan and Ronald C. Lasky -- Small form factor fiber optic connectors / John Fox and Casimer DeCusatis -- Specialty fiber optic cables / Casimer DeCusatis and John Fox -- Optical wavelength division multiplexing for data communication networks / Casimer DeCusatis -- Optical backplanes, board and chip interconnects / Rainer Michalzik -- Parallel computer architectures using fiber optics / David B. Sher and Casimer DeCusatis -- Packaging assembly techniques / Ronald C. Lasky, Adam Singer, and Prashant Chouta -- InfiniBand, the interconnect from backplane to fiber / Ali Ghiasi -- New devices for optoelectronics : smart pixels / Barry L. Shoop, Andre H. Sayles, and Daniel M. Litynski -- Emerging technology for fiber optic data communication / Chung-Sheng Li -- Manufacturing challenges / Eric Maass.

A world list of books in the English language.