Guided Wave Optics and Photonic Devices

Concept of Modes in Optical Waveguides
Ajoy Ghatak and K. Thyagarajan

Modes in Optical Fibres
Ajoy Ghatak and K. Thyagarajan

Dispersion in Optical Fibres
Ajoy Ghatak and Anurag Sharma

Evolution of Specialty Optical Fibres
Bishnu Pal

Materials and Fabrication Technology of Rare-Earth-Doped Optical Fibres
Mukul Chandra Paul, Anirban Dhar, Mrinmay Pal, Shyamal Bhadra, and Ranjan Sen

Optical Fibre Amplifiers
K. Thyagarajan

Erbium-Doped Fibre Lasers
Aditi Ghosh, Deepa Venkitesh, and R. Vijaya

Semiconductor Light Sources and Detectors
M.R. Shenoy

Silicon-Based Detectors and Sources for Optoelectronic Devices
Rajkumar Singha and Samit K. Ray

Advances in Packet Optical Transport in Optical Networking and Broadband Transmission
Kumar N. Sivarajan

Guided-Wave Fourier Optics
Le Nguyen Binh

Fibre Bragg Gratings: Basic Theory
Ajoy Ghatak, Somnath Bandyopadhyay, and Shyamal Bhadra

Photosensitivity, In-Fibre Grating Writing Techniques and Applications
Mukul Chandra Paul, Somnath Bandyopadhyay, Mrinmay Pal, Palas Biswas, and Kamal Dasgupta

Optical Solitons in Nonlinear Fibre Systems: Recent Development
K. Porsezian

Photonic Crystal Fibre: Basic Principles of Light Guidance, Fabrication Process and Applications
Samudra Roy, Debashri Ghosh, and Shyamal Bhadra

Nonlinear Optics and Physics of Supercontinuum Generation in Optical Fibre
J.R. Taylor

Guided Wave Plasmonics
A.S. Vengurlekar

Stratified Media for Novel Optics, Perfect Transmission and Perfect Coherent Absorption
S. Dutta Gupta

Nonlinear Optical Frequency Conversion Using Quasi-Phase Matching
Kailash C. Rustagi

Biophotonics: An Introduction
P.K. Gupta and R. Dasgupta

Index

Biography

Shyamal Bhadra received his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. After working at Carl Zeiss, Dr. Bhadra joined the CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata, in 1984, where he is currently Chief Scientist. He leads a group working in advanced areas of fiber optics, photonics, and nonlinear optics. He has worked closely with industry to bring out products such as EDFA and super-continuum source generators. Dr. Bhadra has published more than sixty research papers and has five patents to his credit. Presently he is the honorary editor of the journal Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society. He is the recipient of the Deokaran award in glass given by the Indian Ceramic Society. Dr Bhadra is also one of the recipients of the prestigious "Most Significant CSIR Technology of Five-Year Plan Period Award 2012" for commercialization of EDFA technology in India.

Ajoy Ghatak obtained his Ph.D. from Cornell University. He recently retired from IIT Delhi as professor of physics. He received the 2008 SPIE Educator award in recognition of "his unparalleled global contributions to the field of fiber optics research, and his tireless dedication to optics education worldwide" and the 2003 OSA Esther Hoffman Beller award in recognition of his "outstanding contributions to optical science and engineering education." He is also a recipient of the CSIR SS Bhatnagar award, 16th Khwarizmi International award, the International Commission for Optics Galileo Galilei award, and the UGC Meghnad Saha Award for his contributions in fiber optics. He has authored several books, including Optics, Introduction to Fiber Optics and Optical Electronics, and Albert Einstein: A Glimpse of His Life, Philosophy and Science. He received a D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) from the University of Burdwan in 2007.

"Nice fundamental reviews form the basis for more advanced topical coverage. The excellent cast of contributors provides credible treatment of diverse fields of optics and photonics. ... This book provides an excellent overview of dynamic interdisciplinary fields."
—Dr. Mark A. Mentzer, US Army Research Laboratory

"This book is based on a three-week course held in India in 2011. It has 20 chapters covering a wide range of topics, from the basics of optical fibers and guided wave optics to biophotonics. ... There is even a wonderful chapter of guided-wave Fourier optics. Overall, the individual chapters are well-written and illustrated. The concepts are clearly explained and not lost in the mathematics. This would be an easy read for advanced undergraduates and graduate students who are interested in photonics research, especially guided-wave technology. The editors should be congratulated on their choice of topics in this coherent and self-consistent book."
—Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, from Optics and Photonics News