| Feature | Yariv & Yeh (Photonics) | Saleh & Teich (Fundamentals of Photonics) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Very High (Engineer's calculus) | Moderate (Physics oriented) | | Solutions Availability | Hard to find officially; widely leaked. | Official Instructor's manual exists, tightly controlled. | | Focus | Lasers & Waveguides (Deeply detailed) | Broad overview (Holography, Detectors) | | Student Complaint | "Too many steps skipped." | "Too wordy, not enough math." |
: Solving wave equations for anisotropic permittivity and periodic structures. Matrix Methods Solutions Manual Photonics Yariv
The (often appearing under ISBNs like 978-0195332852 or the instructor-specific companion) is a restricted document authored by Yariv or his teaching assistants. It provides step-by-step solutions to the end-of-chapter problems. | Feature | Yariv & Yeh (Photonics) |