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Nonlinear Fiber Optics
- 5th Edition - October 10, 2012
- Author: Govind P. Agrawal
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 0 0 5 7 - 8
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 9 7 0 2 3 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 9 7 3 0 7 - 8
Since the 4e appeared, a fast evolution of the field has occurred. The 5e of this classic work provides an up-to-date account of the nonlinear phenomena occurring inside optical… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSince the 4e appeared, a fast evolution of the field has occurred. The 5e of this classic work provides an up-to-date account of the nonlinear phenomena occurring inside optical fibers, the basis of all our telecommunications infastructure as well as being used in the medical field.Reflecting the big developments in research, this new edition includes major new content: slow light effects, which offers a reduction in noise and power consumption and more ordered network traffic-stimulated Brillouin scattering; vectorial treatment of highly nonlinear fibers; and a brand new chapter on supercontinuum generation in optical fibers.
- Continues to be industry bestseller providing unique source of comprehensive coverage on the subject of nonlinear fiber optics
- Updated coverage of intrapulse Raman scattering, four-wave mixing, and Harmonic Generation
- Includes a new chapter excusively devoted to supercontinuum generation in optical fibers
Optical engineers, researchers, graduate students
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Historical Perspective
1.2 Fiber Characteristics
1.3 Fiber Nonlinearities
1.4 Overview
Problems
References
Chapter 2. Pulse Propagation in Fibers
2.1 Maxwell’s Equations
2.2 Fiber Modes
2.3 Pulse-Propagation Equation
2.4 Numerical Methods
Problems
References
Chapter 3. Group-Velocity Dispersion
3.1 Different Propagation Regimes
3.2 Dispersion-Induced Pulse Broadening
3.3 Third-Order Dispersion
3.4 Dispersion Management
Problems
References
Chapter 4. Self-Phase Modulation
4.1 SPM-Induced Spectral Changes
4.2 Effect of Group-Velocity Dispersion
4.3 Semianalytic Techniques
4.4 Higher-Order Nonlinear Effects
Problems
References
Chapter 5. Optical Solitons
5.1 Modulation Instability
5.2 Fiber Solitons
5.3 Other Types of Solitons
5.4 Perturbation of Solitons
5.5 Higher-Order Effects
Problems
References
Chapter 6. Polarization Effects
6.1 Nonlinear Birefringence
6.2 Nonlinear Phase Shift
6.3 Evolution of Polarization State
6.4 Vector Modulation Instability
6.5 Birefringence and Solitons
6.6 Random Birefringence
Problems
References
Chapter 7. Cross-Phase Modulation
7.1 XPM-Induced Nonlinear Coupling
7.2 XPM-Induced Modulation Instability
7.3 XPM-Paired Solitons
7.4 Spectral and Temporal Effects
7.5 Applications of XPM
7.6 Polarization Effects
7.7 XPM Effects in Birefringent Fibers
7.8 Problems
References
Chapter 8. Stimulated Raman Scattering
8.1 Basic Concepts
8.2 Quasi-Continuous SRS
8.3 SRS with Short Pump Pulses
8.4 Soliton Effects
8.5 Polarization Effects
Problems
References
Chapter 9. Stimulated Brillouin Scattering
9.1 Basic Concepts
9.2 Quasi-CW SBS
9.3 Brillouin Fiber Amplifiers
9.4 SBS Dynamics
9.5 Brillouin-Fiber Lasers
Problems
References
Chapter 10. Four-Wave Mixing
10.1 Origin of Four-Wave Mixing
10.2 Theory of Four-Wave Mixing
10.3 Phase-Matching Techniques
10.4 Parametric Amplification
10.5 Polarization Effects
10.6 Applications of Four-Wave Mixing
Problems
References
Chapter 11. Highly Nonlinear Fibers
11.1 Nonlinear Parameter
11.2 Fibers with Silica Cladding
11.3 Tapered Fibers with Air Cladding
11.4 Microstructured Fibers
11.5 Non-Silica Fibers
11.6 Pulse Propagation in Narrow-Core Fibers
Problems
References
Chapter 12. Novel Nonlinear Phenomena
12.1 Soliton Fission and Dispersive Waves
12.2 Intrapulse Raman Scattering
12.3 Four-Wave Mixing
12.4 Second-Harmonic Generation
12.5 Third-Harmonic Generation
Problems
References
Chapter 13. Supercontinuum Generation
13.1 Pumping with Picosecond Pulses
13.2 Pumping with Femtosecond Pulses
13.3 Temporal and Spectral Evolutions
13.4 CW or Quasi-CW Pumping
13.5 Polarization Effects
13.6 Coherence Properties
13.7 Optical Rogue Waves
13.8 Problems
References
Appendix A. System of Units
Appendix B. Numerical Code for the NLS Equation
Appendix C. List of Acronyms
- No. of pages: 648
- Language: English
- Edition: 5
- Published: October 10, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128100578
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123970237
- eBook ISBN: 9780123973078
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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
Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, NY, USARead Nonlinear Fiber Optics on ScienceDirect