UID:
almahu_9948025365502882
Umfang:
1 online resource (523 p.)
Ausgabe:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
1-282-34510-9
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9786612345104
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0-08-056876-9
Inhalt:
* 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 chapterThe 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 bo
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Applications of Nonlinear Fiber Optics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Fiber Gratings; 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. Fiber Couplers; 2.1 Coupler Characteristics; 2.2 Nonlinear Effects; 2.3 Ultrashort Pulse Propagation; 2.4 Other Types of Couplers; 2.5 Fibers with Multiple Cores; Problems; References; Chapter 3. Fiber Interferometers; 3.1 Fabry-Perot and Ring Resonators
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3.2 Sagnac Interferometers3.3 Mach-Zehnder Interferometers; 3.4 Michelson Interferometers; Problems; References; Chapter 4. Fiber Amplifiers; 4.1 Basic Concepts; 4.2 Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers; 4.3 Dispersive and Nonlinear Effects; 4.4 Modulation Instability; 4.5 Optical Solitons; 4.6 Pulse Amplification; 4.7 Fiber-Optic Raman Amplifiers; Problems; References; Chapter 5. Fiber Lasers; 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
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6.1 Physical Mechanism6.2 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; 7.1 System Basics; 7.2 Impact of Fiber Nonlinearities; 7.3 Solitons in Optical Fibers; 7.4 Pseudo-linear Lightwave Systems; Problems; References; Chapter 8. Optical Signal Processing; 8.1 Wavelength Conversion; 8.2 Ultrafast Optical Switching; 8.3 Applications of Time-Domain Switching; 8.4 Optical Regenerators; Problems
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ReferencesChapter 9. Highly Nonlinear Fibers; 9.1 Microstructured Fibers; 9.2 Wavelength Shifting and Tuning; 9.3 Supercontinuum Generation; 9.4 Photonic Bandgap Fibers; Problems; References; Chapter 10. Quantum Applications; 10.1 Quantum Theory of Pulse Propagation; 10.2 Squeezing of Quantum Noise; 10.3 Quantum Nondemolition Schemes; 10.4 Quantum Entanglement; 10.5 Quantum Cryptography; Problems; References; A Acronyms; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-12-374302-8
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Physik
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
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Electronic books
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