1st Edition

Optical Waveguides From Theory to Applied Technologies

Edited By María L. Calvo, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan Copyright 2007
424 Pages
by CRC Press

422 Pages
by CRC Press

424 Pages
by CRC Press

Although the theory and principles of optical waveguides have been established for more than a century, the technologies have only been realized in recent decades. Optical Waveguides: From Theory to Applied Technologies combines the most relevant aspects of waveguide theory with the study of current detailed waveguiding technologies, in particular, photonic devices, telecommunication... Read more
Preface. Introduction. Propagation Characteristics of Planar Waveguides. Birefringent Optical Waveguides. Optically Induced Nonlinear Waveguides. Active Optical Waveguides. Wavelength Dispersive Planar Waveguide Devices: Echelle and Arrayed Waveguide Gratings. Silicon Waveguides for Integrated Optics. Enabling Fabrication Technologies for Planar Waveguide Devices. Biomedical Fiber Optics. Neutron Waveguides and Applications. Index.

Biography

María L. Calvo, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan