Guided Optics: Optical Fibers and All–fiber Components

An essential, up–to–date textbook in understanding the propagation of light in guided optical structures. The author is the founding member of one of today′s leading labs in fiber–optic communication science and he bases the contents on first–hand teaching and lab experience, providing a solid and rigorous scientific foundation, while also considering the applied view point required for an engineering curriculum. He omits fundamental equations of electromagnetism to establish rigorous guided mode solutions, concentrating rather on covering all–fiber device modeling used in communication – ranging from basic concepts of linear guided optics, equations and solutions of wave–applied guiding structures, to optical fiber communication devices.
Included solutions to Maxwell′s Equations, and a wealth of graphs, calculation methods and numerical problems to illustrate the theory.

Spis treści:
Preface.
Symbols, Operators and Coordinate Systems.
1. Vector Wave Equations.
1.1. Maxwell Equations for Dielectric Media.
1.2. Inhomogeneous Vector Wave Equations.
1.3. Homogeneous Vector Wave Equations.
1.4. Translation–invariant Waveguides and Propagation Modes.
1.5. TE and TM modes.
1.6. Nature of the Solutions to Vector Wave Equations.
1.7. Conclusion.
2. Fundamental Properties of Vector Modes.
2.1. Reciprocity Theorems.
2.2. Propagation Constant, Phase Velocity, and Writing Conventions.
2.3. Orthonormality of Guided Modes.
2.4. Stored Electromagnetic Energy.
2.5. Poynting Vector and Power Density.
2.6. Group Velocity.
2.7. Expansion of the Fields onto the basis of Guided Modes.
2.8. Refractive Index Profile and Effective Index.
2.9. Fraction of Modal Power in the Core.
2.10. Conclusion.
3. Exact Vector Solutions for Waveguides.
3.1. One–dimensional Planar Waveguides.
3.2. Exact Solutions for Two– ;layer Step–index Optical Fibers.
3.3. Exact Solutions for Multi–layer Step–index Optical Fibers.
3.4. Exact Solutions for Graded–index Optical Fibers.
3.5. Conclusion.
4. Scalar Mode Theory.
4.1. Scalar Wave Equation.
4.2. Two–layer Step–index Fibers.
4.3. Multi–layer Step–index Fibers.
4.4. Graded–index Fibers.
4.5. Conclusion.
5. Degeneracy of the Vector Modes.
5.1. Degenerate Vector Modes in the Weakly Guiding Regime.
5.2. Polarization Corrections for Two–layer Fibers.
5.3. Polarization Corrections for other Circularly Symmetric Fibers.
5.4. Conclusion.
6. Mode Coupling and Bragg Gratings.
6.1. General Mode Coupling Equations.
6.2. Coupling between two Codirectional Modes.
6.3. Coupling between two Counterdirectional Modes.
6.4. Experimental realization of Brag Gratings.
6.5. Conclusion.
7. Tapered Fibers.
7.1. Local Modes.
7.2. Coupled Equations for Local Modes.
7.3. Case of Circularly Symmetric Step–index Waveguides.
7.4. Modal Behavior of Tapered Fibers.
7.5. Experimental Study of a Tapered Fiber.
7.6. Technological Applications of Tapered Fibers.
7.7. Conclusion.
8. Fiber Splices.
8.1. Reflection and transmission at a Splice.
8.2. Reflection Modal Interferometer.
8.3. Transmission Bi–modal Interferometer.
8.4. Reflection and Transmission on the Fiber Endface.
8.5. Conclusion.
9. 2 x 2 Fiber Couplers.
9.1. Coupling via the Field Overlap Between the Fibers.
9.2. Coupling via Beating Between Supermodes.
9.3. Numerical Comparison of the Two Methods.
9.4. Experimental Results.
9.5. Special Couplers.
9.6. Conclusion.
Appendix A: Bessel Functions and Modified Bessel Functions of Integer Order.
Appendix B: Proof of the Identity used to Establish the Group Velocity Formula.
Appendix C: Distinguishing between the HE and EH Ve ctor Modes of a Multi–layered Fiber.
Appendix D: Definitions of the Refractive Indices.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Jacques Bures obtained a license degree in Science from Grenoble University (L.Sc.), France, and a Masters and Doctorate from Laval University (M.Sc., D.Sc), Quebec, Canada. He teaches at the Department of Engineering Physics at the Ecole Polytechnique Montreal, Canada. Professor Bures is a founding member of one of today′s leading labs in fiber–optic communications science, with many pioneering developments to their credit, including spinoffs of several successful commercial ventures. His research interests include "all–fiber" passive components, fiber characterization, and theory and simulation software.


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An essential, up–to–date textbook in understanding the propagation of light in guided optical structures. The author is the founding member of one of today′s leading labs in fiber–optic communication science and he bases the contents on first–hand teaching and lab experience, providing a solid and rigorous scientific foundation, while also considering the applied view point required for an engineering curriculum. He omits fundamental equations of electromagnetism to establish rigorous guided mode solutions, concentrating rather on covering all–fiber device modeling used in communication – ranging from basic concepts of linear guided optics, equations and solutions of wave–applied guiding structures, to optical fiber communication devices.
Included solutions to Maxwell′s Equations, and a wealth of graphs, calculation methods and numerical problems to illustrate the theory.