Optical fibers : new developments / Marco Pisco, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pisco, Marco.

Series:

Lasers and electro-optics research and technology series.

Lasers and Electro-Optics Research and Technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiber optics.

Optical communications.

Optical fibers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a collection of contributions by renowned scientists in the optical fiber technology field, covering a wide range of recent progress pertaining to various topics such as special optical fibers, non-linear effects in optical fiber, components and devices for communication systems as well as optical fiber sensors. Inevitably, many aspects are omitted but each chapter is a representative example of the latest trends and results in a rapidly evolving research scenario. This collection is enriched by a few expert commentaries on selected topics, highlighting recent innovative developme

Contents:

""OPTICAL FIBERS. NEW DEVELOPMENTS""; ""OPTICAL FIBERS. NEW DEVELOPMENTS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""EXPERT COMMENTARIES""; ""EVOLUTIONS OF TRANSMISSION FIBER""; ""REFERENCES""; ""EMERGING TOPICS IN NONLINEAR FIBER OPTICS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""DESIGNING SUPERCONTINUUM FIBER LIGHT SOURCES “À LA CARTE� FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS""; ""Biomedical Applications of Supercontinuum Sources""; ""Designing Optimized Supercontinuum Sources for Biomedical Applications""; ""CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES""; ""REFERENCES""

""CHAPTERS""""Chapter 1: MICROFIBER COIL RESONATORS: THEORY, MANUFACTURE AND APPLICATION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. COUPLED WAVE EQUATIONS FOR MCRS""; ""3. STRONG DISPERION INFLUENCE IN MCRS""; ""4. STRONG COUPLING INFLUENCE IN MCRS""; ""5. FABRICATION AND APPLICATION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2: GRADED-INDEX PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS: MATERIALS AND FABRICATION TECHNIQUES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. BACKGROUND TO DEVELOPMENT""; ""3. PROGRESS IN FABRICATION TECHNIQUES""; ""4. REPRESENTATIVE BASE POLYMERS""

""5. RECENT MATERIAL STUDIES""""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3: BDK-DOPED POLYMER OPTICAL FIBER (BPOF) GRATINGS: DESIGN, FABRICATION AND SENSING APPLICATION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. DESIGN OF BPOF GRATINGS""; ""3. FABRICATION OF BPOF GRATINGS""; ""4. BPOF GRATINGS BASED SENSING APPLICATION""; ""5. REMARK""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 4: MICROFABRICATION ON THE SURFACE OF OPTICAL FIBERS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF MEMS DEVICES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MOLDING CHARACTERISTICS OF PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER""

""6. SOLITON SOLUTIONS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 23, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

1-62808-428-6

OCLC:

859157333