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* Two new chapters on the latest developments: highly nonlinear fibers and quantum applications
* Coverage of biomedical applications
* Problems provided at the end of each chapter
The development of new highly nonlinear fibers - referred to as microstructured fibers, holey fibers and photonic crystal fibers - is the next generation technology for all-optical signal processing and biomedical applications. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate these key technology developments.
The book presents sound coverage of the fundamentals of lightwave technology, along with material on pulse compression techniques and rare-earth-doped fiber amplifiers and lasers. The extensively revised chapters include information on fiber-optic communication systems and the ultrafast signal processing techniques that make use of nonlinear phenomena in optical fibers.
New material focuses on the applications of highly nonlinear fibers in areas ranging from wavelength laser tuning and nonlinear spectroscopy to biomedical imaging and frequency metrology. Technologies such as quantum cryptography, quantum computing, and quantum communications are also covered in a new chapter.
This book will be an ideal reference for: R&D engineers working on developing next generation optical components; scientists involved with research on fiber amplifiers and lasers; graduate students and researchers working in the fields of optical communications and quantum information.
* The only book on how to develop nonlinear fiber optic applications
* Two new chapters on the latest developments; Highly Nonlinear Fibers and Quantum Applications
* Coverage of biomedical applications
Govind P. Agrawal was born on July 24, 1951 in the town of Kashipur of the Nainital district in U.P. He received his B.Sc. degree from the University of Lucknow in 1969 with honors. He was awarded a gold medal for achieving the top position in the university. Govind joined the Indian Institute of Technology at New Delhi in 1969 and received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in 1971 and 1974, respectively.After holding positions at the Ecole Polytechnique (France), the City University of New York, and the Laser company, Quantel, Orsay, France, Dr. Agrawal joined in 1981 the technical staff of the world-famous AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J., USA, where he worked on problems related to the development of semiconductor lasers and fiber-optic communication systems. He joined in 1989 the faculty of the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester where he is a Professor of Optics. His research interests focus on quantum electronics, nonlinear optics, and optical communications. In particular, he has contributed signnificantly to the fields of semiconductor lasers, nonlinear fiber optics, and optical communications. He is an author or coauthor of more than 250 research papers, several book chapters and review articles, and four books entitled 'Semiconductor Lasers' (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 2nd ed. 1993), 'Nonlinear Fiber Optics' (Academic Press, 3rd ed. 2001), 'Fiber-Optic Communication Systems' (Wiley, 2nd ed. 1997), and 'Applications of Nonlinear Fiber Optics' (Academic Press, 2001). He has also edited the books 'Contemporary Nonlinear Optics' (Academic Press, 1992) and 'Semiconductor Lasers: Past, Present and Future' (AIP Press, 1995). The books authored by Dr. Agrawal have influenced an entire generation of scientists. Several of them have been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Greek, and Russian.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1;Front Cover;1
2;Applications of Nonlinear Fiber Optics;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;8
5;Preface;14
6;Chapter 1. Fiber Gratings;16
6.1;1.1 Basic Concepts;16
6.2;1.2 Fabrication Techniques;19
6.3;1.3 Grating Characteristics;25
6.4;1.4 CW Nonlinear Effects;35
6.5;1.5 Modulation Instability;39
6.6;1.6 Nonlinear Pulse Propagation;43
6.7;1.7 Related Periodic Structures;54
6.8;Problems;62
6.9;References;63
7;Chapter 2. Fiber Couplers;69
7.1;2.1 Coupler Characteristics;69
7.2;2.2 Nonlinear Effects;76
7.3;2.3 Ultrashort Pulse Propagation;85
7.4;2.4 Other Types of Couplers;96
7.5;2.5 Fibers with Multiple Cores;103
7.6;Problems;109
7.7;References;110
8;Chapter 3. Fiber Interferometers;115
8.1;3.1 Fabry—Perot and Ring Resonators;115
8.2;3.2 Sagnac Interferometers;125
8.3;3.3 Mach—Zehnder Interferometers;135
8.4;3.4 Michelson Interferometers;139
8.5;Problems;140
8.6;References;141
9;Chapter 4. Fiber Amplifiers;146
9.1;4.1 Basic Concepts;146
9.2;4.2 Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers;151
9.3;4.3 Dispersive and Nonlinear Effects;158
9.4;4.4 Modulation Instability;162
9.5;4.5 Optical Solitons;166
9.6;4.6 Pulse Amplification;172
9.7;4.7 Fiber-Optic Raman Amplifiers;183
9.8;Problems;187
9.9;References;188
10;Chapter 5. Fiber Lasers;194
10.1;5.1 Basic Concepts;194
10.2;5.2 CW Fiber Lasers;200
10.3;5.3 Short-Pulse Fiber Lasers;212
10.4;5.4 Passive Mode Locking;225
10.5;5.5 Role of Fiber Nonlinearity and Dispersion;241
10.6;Problems;250
10.7;References;250
11;Chapter 6. Pulse Compression;260
11.1;6.1 Physical Mechanism;260
11.2;6.2 Grating-Fiber Compressors;262
11.3;6.3 Soliton-Effect Compressors;274
11.4;6.4 Fiber Bragg Gratings;281
11.5;6.5 Chirped-Pulse Amplification;286
11.6;6.6 Dispersion-Managed Fibers;291
11.7;6.7 Other Compression Techniques;298
11.8;Problems;307
11.9;References;308
12;Chapter 7. Fiber-Optic Communications;316
12.1;7.1 System Basics;316
12.2;7.2 Impact of Fiber Nonlinearities;321
12.3;7.3 Solitons in Optical Fibers;337
12.4;7.4 Pseudo-linear Lightwave Systems;351
12.5;Problems;356
12.6;References;357
13;Chapter 8. Optical Signal Processing;364
13.1;8.1 Wavelength Conversion;364
13.2;8.2 Ultrafast Optical Switching;375
13.3;8.3 Applications of Time-Domain Switching;383
13.4;8.4 Optical Regenerators;392
13.5;Problems;405
13.6;References;406
14;Chapter 9. Highly Nonlinear Fibers;412
14.1;9.1 Microstructured Fibers;412
14.2;9.2 Wavelength Shifting and Tuning;418
14.3;9.3 Supercontinuum Generation;429
14.4;9.4 Photonic Bandgap Fibers;446
14.5;Problems;454
14.6;References;455
15;Chapter 10. Quantum Applications;462
15.1;10.1 Quantum Theory of Pulse Propagation;462
15.2;10.2 Squeezing of Quantum Noise;469
15.3;10.3 Quantum Nondemolition Schemes;483
15.4;10.4 Quantum Entanglement;487
15.5;10.5 Quantum Cryptography;500
15.6;Problems;502
15.7;References;503
16;A Acronyms;508
17;Index;510
