Applications of Nonlinear Fiber Optics
- 3rd Edition - August 11, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Govind P. Agrawal
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 7 0 4 0 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 7 0 4 1 - 0
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Request a sales quoteApplications of Nonlinear Fiber Optics, Third Edition 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 book's chapters include information on fiber-optic communication systems and the ultrafast signal processing techniques that make use of nonlinear phenomena in optical fibers. This book is 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.
- Presents the only book on how to develop nonlinear fiber optic applications
- Describes the latest research on nonlinear fiber optics
- Demonstrates how nonlinear fiber optics principles are applied in practice
MSc students, PhD researchers, PostDocs Level studying and researching nonlinear fibre optics
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Fiber gratings
- Abstract
- 1.1. Basic concepts
- 1.2. Fabrication techniques
- 1.3. Grating characteristics
- 1.4. CW nonlinear effects
- 1.5. Modulation instability
- 1.6. Nonlinear pulse propagation
- 1.7. Related periodic structures
- Problems
- References
- Chapter 2: Directional couplers
- Abstract
- 2.1. Coupler characteristics
- 2.2. Nonlinear effects
- 2.3. Ultrashort pulse propagation
- 2.4. Other types of couplers
- 2.5. Multicore fiber couplers
- Problems
- References
- Chapter 3: Fiber interferometers
- Abstract
- 3.1. Fabry–Perot and ring resonators
- 3.2. Sagnac interferometers
- 3.3. Mach–Zehnder interferometers
- 3.4. Michelson interferometers
- Problems
- References
- Chapter 4: Fiber amplifiers
- Abstract
- 4.1. Basic concepts
- 4.2. Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
- 4.3. Dispersive and nonlinear effects
- 4.4. Modulation instability
- 4.5. Amplifier solitons
- 4.6. Pulse amplification
- 4.7. Fiber-optic Raman amplifiers
- Problems
- References
- Chapter 5: Fiber lasers
- Abstract
- 5.1. Basic concepts
- 5.2. CW fiber lasers
- 5.3. Short-pulse fiber lasers
- 5.4. Passive mode locking
- 5.5. Role of fiber nonlinearity and dispersion
- Problems
- References
- Chapter 6: Pulse compression
- Abstract
- 6.1. Physical mechanism
- 6.2. Grating-fiber compressors
- 6.3. Soliton-effect compressors
- 6.4. Fiber Bragg gratings
- 6.5. Chirped-pulse amplification
- 6.6. Dispersion-managed fibers
- 6.7. Other compression techniques
- Problems
- References
- Chapter 7: Fiber-optic communications
- Abstract
- 7.1. System basics
- 7.2. Impact of fiber nonlinearities
- 7.3. Solitons in optical fibers
- 7.4. Pseudolinear lightwave systems
- 7.5. Coherent detection
- 7.6. Space-division multiplexing
- Problems
- References
- Chapter 8: Optical signal processing
- Abstract
- 8.1. Wavelength conversion
- 8.2. Ultrafast optical switching
- 8.3. Applications of time-domain switching
- 8.4. Optical regenerators
- Problems
- References
- Chapter 9: Highly nonlinear fibers
- Abstract
- 9.1. Microstructured fibers
- 9.2. Wavelength shifting and tuning
- 9.3. Supercontinuum generation
- 9.4. Kerr frequency combs
- 9.5. Photonic bandgap fibers
- Problems
- References
- Chapter 10: Quantum applications
- Abstract
- 10.1. Quantum theory of pulse propagation
- 10.2. Squeezing of quantum noise
- 10.3. Quantum nondemolition schemes
- 10.4. Quantum sources
- 10.5. Quantum entanglement
- 10.6. Applications of quantum states
- Problems
- References
- Acronyms
- Index
- Edition: 3
- Published: August 11, 2020
- No. of pages (Paperback): 564
- No. of pages (eBook): 564
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128170403
- eBook ISBN: 9780128170410
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Govind P. Agrawal
Govind P. Agrawal received his B.Sc. degree from the University of Lucknow in 1969 with honours. 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 significantly to the fields of semiconductor lasers, nonlinear fiber optics, and optical communications. He is an author or co-author of more than 250 research papers, several book chapters and review articles, and four books. 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.
Affiliations and expertise
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