During the last decades, researchers of different scientific areas have investigated several
systems and materials to suggest new ways of transporting and localizing light. These …

AbstactAbstact This paper reviews numerical and approximate methods for the modal
analysis of general optical dielectric waveguides with emphasis on recent developments …

Measurements of the various losses in the waveguide were all made using a He-Ne laser at
632.8 nm focused on the guide end. The guide was passed through an index fluid to remove …

Polarization-maintaining fibers and their applications are reviewed. The classification of high-
birefringent fibers and low-birefringent fibers and their fabrication methods and …

This paper presents an improved curvature loss formula for optical waveguides, which is
shown to accurately predict the bend loss of both single-mode and multimode fibers. The …

We find that the parametric four-photon gain for light pulses decreases for fibers longer than
a characteristic length. This length is related to the common experimental observation that …

The polarization state of light in single-mode fibers is very sensitive to any perturbation
which is not symmetric about the fiber axis. While this is a source of noise, drift, or signal …

This book aims to provide expert guidance to researchers experienced in classical
technology, as well as to those new to the field. A variety of perspectives on Photonic Crystal …

General propagation properties and universal curves are given for doubly clad single-mode
fibers with inner cladding index higher or lower than outer cladding index, using the two …

The use of ultrashort laser pulses for fiber grating inscription has many advantages in
comparison to continuous wave and long pulse lasers. The most important one is that it …