* The only book describing applications of nonlinear fiber optics * 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
Author(s): Govind Agrawal
Series: Optics and Photonics Series
Edition: 2
Publisher: Academic Press
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 523
Applications of Nonlinear Fiber Optics......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 14
1.1 Basic Concepts......Page 16
1.2 Fabrication Techniques......Page 19
1.3 Grating Characteristics......Page 25
1.4 CW Nonlinear Effects......Page 35
1.5 Modulation Instability......Page 39
1.6 Nonlinear Pulse Propagation......Page 43
1.7 Related Periodic Structures......Page 54
Problems......Page 62
References......Page 63
2.1 Coupler Characteristics......Page 69
2.2 Nonlinear Effects......Page 76
2.3 Ultrashort Pulse Propagation......Page 85
2.4 Other Types of Couplers......Page 96
2.5 Fibers with Multiple Cores......Page 103
Problems......Page 109
References......Page 110
3.1 Fabry—Perot and Ring Resonators......Page 115
3.2 Sagnac Interferometers......Page 125
3.3 Mach—Zehnder Interferometers......Page 135
3.4 Michelson Interferometers......Page 139
Problems......Page 140
References......Page 141
4.1 Basic Concepts......Page 146
4.2 Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers......Page 151
4.3 Dispersive and Nonlinear Effects......Page 158
4.4 Modulation Instability......Page 162
4.5 Optical Solitons......Page 166
4.6 Pulse Amplification......Page 172
4.7 Fiber-Optic Raman Amplifiers......Page 183
Problems......Page 187
References......Page 188
5.1 Basic Concepts......Page 194
5.2 CW Fiber Lasers......Page 200
5.3 Short-Pulse Fiber Lasers......Page 212
5.4 Passive Mode Locking......Page 225
5.5 Role of Fiber Nonlinearity and Dispersion......Page 241
References......Page 250
6.1 Physical Mechanism......Page 260
6.2 Grating-Fiber Compressors......Page 262
6.3 Soliton-Effect Compressors......Page 274
6.4 Fiber Bragg Gratings......Page 281
6.5 Chirped-Pulse Amplification......Page 286
6.6 Dispersion-Managed Fibers......Page 291
6.7 Other Compression Techniques......Page 298
Problems......Page 307
References......Page 308
7.1 System Basics......Page 316
7.2 Impact of Fiber Nonlinearities......Page 321
7.3 Solitons in Optical Fibers......Page 337
7.4 Pseudo-linear Lightwave Systems......Page 351
Problems......Page 356
References......Page 357
8.1 Wavelength Conversion......Page 364
8.2 Ultrafast Optical Switching......Page 375
8.3 Applications of Time-Domain Switching......Page 383
8.4 Optical Regenerators......Page 392
Problems......Page 405
References......Page 406
9.1 Microstructured Fibers......Page 412
9.2 Wavelength Shifting and Tuning......Page 418
9.3 Supercontinuum Generation......Page 429
9.4 Photonic Bandgap Fibers......Page 446
Problems......Page 454
References......Page 455
10.1 Quantum Theory of Pulse Propagation......Page 462
10.2 Squeezing of Quantum Noise......Page 469
10.3 Quantum Nondemolition Schemes......Page 483
10.4 Quantum Entanglement......Page 487
10.5 Quantum Cryptography......Page 500
Problems......Page 502
References......Page 503
Appendix A. Acronyms......Page 508
Index......Page 510
