Nonlinear Fiber Optics

Fourth Edition

Author: Govind P. Agrawal, The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, NY, USA

Book Information

ISBN: 012-3695163
Title: Nonlinear Fiber Optics, 4th Edition
Author: Govind P. AGRAWAL
Published: 2007

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 1989, the field of nonlinear fiber optics has virtually exploded. The fourth edition is intended to bring the book up to date so that it remains a unique source of comprehensive coverage on the subject of nonlinear fiber optics. An attempt was made to include recent research results on all topics relevant to the field of nonlinear fiber optics.

Nonlinear Fiber Optics, 4th Edition, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the nonlinear phenomena occurring inside optical fibers. It retains most of the material that appeared in the third edition but all chapters have been updated. Two new chapters, Chapters 11 and 12, have been added to cover highly nonlinear fibers and the novel nonlinear effects observed in such fibers. The contents include such important topics as self- and cross-phase modulation, stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering, four-wave mixing, modulation instability, and optical solitons. A proper understanding of these topics is essential for scientists and engineers interested in various aspects of lightwave technology.

This revised edition of Nonlinear Fiber Optics should serve well the needs of the scientific community including graduate students in Optics, Physics, and Electrical Engineering, engineers in the optical communication industry, and scientists working in fiber optics and nonlinear optics.

KEY FEATURES

Only book dealing with Nonlinear Fiber Optics
Comprehensive up-to-date coverage of the entire field
Problems at the end of each chapter suitable for a course
Focus on fundamental aspects
Can be used by graduate students doing research in or taking courses in nonlinear optics and optical communications.

CONTENTS: Introduction. Pulse propagation. Group-velocity dispersion. Self-phase modulation. Optical solitons. Polarization effects. Cross-phase modulation. Stimulated Raman scattering. Stimulated Brillouin scattering. Four-wave mixing, Highly nonlinear fibers, Novel nonlinear phenomena. Appendices.

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