Nonlinear Fiber Optics, 6th Edition

Nonlinear Fiber Optics, 6th Edition

by Govind P. Agrawal
Released August 2019
Publisher(s): Academic Press
ISBN: 9780128170434

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Book description

Nonlinear Fiber Optics, Sixth Edition, provides an up-to-date accounting of the nonlinear phenomena occurring inside optical fibers in telecommunications infrastructure and in the medical field. This new edition includes a general update to reflect the most recent research, extensive updates to chapter 13 on Supercontinuum Generation that reflect the use of chalcogenide fibers that extend Supercontinuum into the mid-infrared region, and a new chapter devoted to the nonlinear optics of multimode and multicore fibers. This book is ideal for researchers and graduate students in photonics, optical engineering and communication engineering.

  • Provides an update to a classic book on the subject of nonlinear fiber optics
  • Presents the latest research on Supercontinuum Generation
  • Includes a new chapter on nonlinear optics of multimode and multicore fibers

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Author biography
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1: Introduction
    1. Abstract
    2. 1.1. Historical perspective
    3. 1.2. Fiber characteristics
    4. 1.3. Fiber nonlinearities
    5. 1.4. Overview
    6. Problems
    7. References
  9. Chapter 2: Pulse propagation in fibers
    1. Abstract
    2. 2.1. Maxwell's equations
    3. 2.2. Fiber modes
    4. 2.3. Pulse-propagation equation
    5. 2.4. Numerical methods
    6. Problems
    7. References
  10. Chapter 3: Group-velocity dispersion
    1. Abstract
    2. 3.1. Different propagation regimes
    3. 3.2. Dispersion-induced pulse broadening
    4. 3.3. Third-order dispersion
    5. 3.4. Dispersion management
    6. Problems
    7. References
  11. Chapter 4: Self-phase modulation
    1. Abstract
    2. 4.1. SPM-induced spectral changes
    3. 4.2. Effect of group-velocity dispersion
    4. 4.3. Semianalytic techniques
    5. 4.4. Higher-order nonlinear effects
    6. Problems
    7. References
  12. Chapter 5: Optical solitons
    1. Abstract
    2. 5.1. Modulation instability
    3. 5.2. Fiber solitons
    4. 5.3. Other types of solitons
    5. 5.4. Perturbation of solitons
    6. 5.5. Higher-order effects
    7. 5.6. Propagation of femtosecond pulses
    8. Problems
    9. References
  13. Chapter 6: Polarization effects
    1. Abstract
    2. 6.1. Nonlinear birefringence
    3. 6.2. Nonlinear phase shift
    4. 6.3. Evolution of polarization state
    5. 6.4. Vector modulation instability
    6. 6.5. Birefringence and solitons
    7. 6.6. Higher-order effects
    8. 6.7. Random birefringence
    9. Problems
    10. References
  14. Chapter 7: Cross-phase modulation
    1. Abstract
    2. 7.1. XPM-induced nonlinear coupling
    3. 7.2. XPM-induced modulation instability
    4. 7.3. XPM-paired solitons
    5. 7.4. Spectral and temporal effects
    6. 7.5. Applications of XPM
    7. 7.6. Polarization effects
    8. 7.7. XPM effects in birefringent fibers
    9. 7.8. Two counterpropagating waves
    10. Problems
    11. References
  15. Chapter 8: Stimulated Raman scattering
    1. Abstract
    2. 8.1. Basic concepts
    3. 8.2. Quasi-continuous SRS
    4. 8.3. SRS with short pump pulses
    5. 8.4. Soliton effects
    6. 8.5. Polarization effects
    7. Problems
    8. References
  16. Chapter 9: Stimulated Brillouin scattering
    1. Abstract
    2. 9.1. Basic concepts
    3. 9.2. Quasi-CW SBS
    4. 9.3. Brillouin fiber amplifiers
    5. 9.4. SBS dynamics
    6. 9.5. Brillouin fiber lasers
    7. Problems
    8. References
  17. Chapter 10: Four-wave mixing
    1. Abstract
    2. 10.1. Origin of four-wave mixing
    3. 10.2. Theory of four-wave mixing
    4. 10.3. Phase-matching techniques
    5. 10.4. Parametric amplification
    6. 10.5. Polarization effects
    7. 10.6. Applications of four-wave mixing
    8. Problems
    9. References
  18. Chapter 11: Highly nonlinear fibers
    1. Abstract
    2. 11.1. Nonlinear parameter
    3. 11.2. Fibers with silica cladding
    4. 11.3. Tapered fibers with air cladding
    5. 11.4. Microstructured fibers
    6. 11.5. Non-silica fibers
    7. 11.6. Theory of narrow-core fibers
    8. Problems
    9. References
  19. Chapter 12: Novel nonlinear phenomena
    1. Abstract
    2. 12.1. Soliton fission and dispersive waves
    3. 12.2. Intrapulse Raman scattering
    4. 12.3. Frequency combs and cavity solitons
    5. 12.4. Second-harmonic generation
    6. 12.5. Third-harmonic generation
    7. Problems
    8. References
  20. Chapter 13: Supercontinuum generation
    1. Abstract
    2. 13.1. Pumping with picosecond pulses
    3. 13.2. Pumping with femtosecond pulses
    4. 13.3. Temporal and spectral evolution of pulses
    5. 13.4. CW or quasi-CW pumping
    6. 13.5. Polarization effects
    7. 13.6. Coherence properties
    8. 13.7. Ultraviolet and mid-infrared supercontinua
    9. 13.8. Optical rogue waves
    10. Problems
    11. References
  21. Chapter 14: Multimode fibers
    1. Abstract
    2. 14.1. Modes of optical fibers
    3. 14.2. Nonlinear pulse propagation
    4. 14.3. Modulation instability and solitons
    5. 14.4. Intermodal nonlinear phenomena
    6. 14.5. Spatio-temporal dynamics
    7. 14.6. Multicore fibers
    8. Problems
    9. References
  22. Appendix A: System of units
  23. Appendix B: Nonlinear response of fibers
    1. References
  24. Appendix C: Derivation of the generalized NLS equation
  25. Appendix D: Numerical code for the NLS equation
  26. Appendix E: List of acronyms
  27. Index

Product information

  • Title: Nonlinear Fiber Optics, 6th Edition
  • Author(s): Govind P. Agrawal
  • Release date: August 2019
  • Publisher(s): Academic Press
  • ISBN: 9780128170434