1. Optical fibers : basics -- 2. Polarization effects in optical fibers -- 3. Photonic crystal fibers -- 4. Highly doped fiber technology -- 5. Nonlinear effects in optical fibers -- 6. Amplification and lasing in optical fibers -- 7. Nonlinear fiber optics and fiber supercontinuum generation -- 8. Rayleigh scattering in optical fibers and applications to distributed measurements -- 9. Inelastic scatterings and applications to distributed sensing -- 10. Optical fiber point sensors -- 11. Polymer optical fiber-based sensors
Summary
This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the field of modern fiber optics, beginning with the basics of the field summarized in an introductory chapter. Expert contributors then topics such as polarization effects in optical fibers; photonic crystal fibers; highly-doped optical fibers; non-linear effects; amplification and lasing in optical fibers; supercontinuum generation, Rayleigh and inelastic scattering with applications to sensing; optical fiber point sensors, and polymer optical-fiber-based sensors
