Polymer Fibre Optics examines the scientific principles, characterization techniques, and fabrication methods used to design and produce high quality optical fibers.

Features:

• Investigates the fundamental physics and aspects of light interaction in polymer fibers, such as refractive index, optical loss, bandwidth, light sources, transmission, and amplifiers
• Details the most useful characterization techniques, including the scientific basis, practical criteria, and experimental design considerations for each
• Contains ample illustrations of fiber structures, plotted data, experimental setup, and fabrication apparatus
• Offers new approach to theoretical derivations, supported by figures and diagrams
• Describes basic processing and fabrication techniques for making materials and fibers
• Devotes a full chapter to pioneering research and future applications of smart photonic materials

Contents

History of Polymer Optical Fibers

• Using Light for Telecommunications
• Glass Fibers
• Polymer Fibers

Light Propagation in a Fiber Waveguide

• Bound Modes of Step-Index Fibers
• Multimode Waveguides
• Ray Propagation in a Graded-Index Medium
• Directional Couplers

Fabricating Fibers

• Making Polymer Fibers by Extrusion
• Making Polymer Fiber by Drawing a Preform
• Birefringence of Drawn Fibers
• Mechanical Properties of Fibers

Theory of Refractive Index and Loss

• Refractive Index
• Optical Loss
• Bending Loss
• Dispersion
• A Practical Example
• Polarization

Characterization Techniques and Properties

• Refractive Index
• Optical Loss
• Numerical Aperture
• Bandwidth

Transmission, Light Sources, and Amplifiers

• Transmission
• Displays
• Optical Amplification and Lasing

Optical Switching

• Electrooptic Switching
• All-Optical Switching

Structured Fibers and Specialty Applications

• Bragg Gratings
• Advanced Structured Fibers
• Photorefraction
• Stress and Temperature Sensors
• Chemical Sensors

Smart Fibers and Materials

• Smart Materials
• Photomechanical Effects

Index

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