currently reading / listening

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notes

current

Photonics notes and lab references

course notes / personal notes

A working pile of optics, semiconductor, and lab reference material.

2026
  • photonics
  • optics
  • lab

reference / textbooks

3 entries

textbook

reference

The Art of Electronics

Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill

Useful bench-side reference for circuits, instrumentation, and practical electronics.

2015
  • electronics
  • instrumentation

textbook

reference

Fundamentals of Photonics

Bahaa E. A. Saleh and Malvin Carl Teich

Core optics and photonics reference. Replace this note with chapter-specific breadcrumbs later.

2019
  • photonics
  • optics
  • semiconductors

textbook

reference

Numerical Recipes

William H. Press et al.

Numerical-methods shelf item for simulation habits, caveats, and algorithms.

2007
  • simulation
  • numerical methods

queue

3 entries

audiobook

queue

The Idea Factory

Jon Gertner

Bell Labs history and the culture around deep technical work.

2012
  • history
  • engineering culture

podcast

queue

The Amp Hour

Chris Gammell and guests

Electronics conversations to sample during commutes or shop time.

  • podcast
  • electronics

paper

queue

Quantum-confined Stark effect reading packet

paper queue

Placeholder for papers connected to quantum dots, semiconductor wells, and field-dependent spectra.

  • quantum dots
  • QCSE
  • papers

archive

1 entry

book

archive

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

Richard P. Feynman

Finished shelf item. A reminder to keep curiosity close to the actual work.

1985
  • physics
  • archive