Specialty Optical Fibers reviews theoretical and experimental photonic research relevant to the synthesis, processing, characterization, modeling, physical features, and applications of Specialty Optical Fibers (SOFs) with significant technological impact potential. All fiber-based advanced photonics device components rely on specialty optical fibers, which have either a unique waveguide structure or a novel material composition. High power optical amplifiers, high power fiber, and novel fabrication techniques for optical fiber design have enabled significant technological advances. The book provides discussion on these applications including current research directions, future opportunities and remaining challenges.Specialty Optical Fibers is suitable for researchers in academia and practitioners in R&D working in the subject areas of materials science, electrical engineering, and fiber optics.
1. 1 : Specialty optical fibers—materials, fabrication technology, and applications: introduction - p. Page xv 2. 2 : Multimode optical fibers: versatile platform for nonlinear applications - p. Page 11 3. 3 : Hollow-core fibers - p. Page 29 4. 4 : Light propagation in gas-filled kagome hollow-core fibers - p. Page 56 5. 5 : Fluoride glass-based optical fibers - p. Page 76 6. 6 : Fabrication and applications of nanostructured soft-glass optical fiber - p. Page 112 7. 7 : Nanoparticles-doped silica-glass-based optical fibers: fabrication and application - p. Page 153 8. 8 : Plastic optic fibers: types and applications - p. Page 173 9. 9 : Specialty optical fiber for high-average-power laser operation - p. Page 205 10. 10 : Mid-infrared fibers and their applications to supercontinuum generation - p. Page 224 11. 11 : Multimode fiber amplifiers: modeling and gain optimization☆ - p. Page 248 12. 12 : Complex nonlinear multimode fiber systems - p. Page 269 13. 13 : Low-nonlinearity optical fibers and their applications - p. Page 298 14. 14 : Fiber-coupled solid-state-based single-photon sources - p. Page 327 15. 15 : Ultrafast thulium-doped fiber lasers and their applications - p. Page 376 16. 16 : MW peak power diffraction-limited chirped-pulse Yb-doped tapered fiber amplifier - p. Page 402 17. 17 : Hollow-core microstructured optical fibers and their applications for biosensing - p. Page 426 18. 18 : Gas-filled hollow-core fiber lasers in the mid-infrared - p. Page 464 19. Appendix 1 : Back content of the book - p. Page 489 20. Index - p. Page 493
Specialty Optical Fibers reviews theoretical and experimental photonic research relevant to the synthesis, processing, characterization, modeling, physical features, and applications of Specialty Optical Fibers (SOFs) with significant technological impact potential. All fiber-based advanced photonics device components rely on specialty optical fibers, which have either a unique waveguide structure or a novel material composition. High power optical amplifiers, high power fiber, and novel fabrication techniques for optical fiber design have enabled significant technological advances. The book provides discussion on these applications including current research directions, future opportunities and remaining challenges.Specialty Optical Fibers is suitable for researchers in academia and practitioners in R&D working in the subject areas of materials science, electrical engineering, and fiber optics.
1. 1 : Specialty optical fibers—materials, fabrication technology, and applications: introduction - p. Page xv 2. 2 : Multimode optical fibers: versatile platform for nonlinear applications - p. Page 11 3. 3 : Hollow-core fibers - p. Page 29 4. 4 : Light propagation in gas-filled kagome hollow-core fibers - p. Page 56 5. 5 : Fluoride glass-based optical fibers - p. Page 76 6. 6 : Fabrication and applications of nanostructured soft-glass optical fiber - p. Page 112 7. 7 : Nanoparticles-doped silica-glass-based optical fibers: fabrication and application - p. Page 153 8. 8 : Plastic optic fibers: types and applications - p. Page 173 9. 9 : Specialty optical fiber for high-average-power laser operation - p. Page 205 10. 10 : Mid-infrared fibers and their applications to supercontinuum generation - p. Page 224 11. 11 : Multimode fiber amplifiers: modeling and gain optimization☆ - p. Page 248 12. 12 : Complex nonlinear multimode fiber systems - p. Page 269 13. 13 : Low-nonlinearity optical fibers and their applications - p. Page 298 14. 14 : Fiber-coupled solid-state-based single-photon sources - p. Page 327 15. 15 : Ultrafast thulium-doped fiber lasers and their applications - p. Page 376 16. 16 : MW peak power diffraction-limited chirped-pulse Yb-doped tapered fiber amplifier - p. Page 402 17. 17 : Hollow-core microstructured optical fibers and their applications for biosensing - p. Page 426 18. 18 : Gas-filled hollow-core fiber lasers in the mid-infrared - p. Page 464 19. Appendix 1 : Back content of the book - p. Page 489 20. Index - p. Page 493
