Supercontinuum Generation in Optical Fibers (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521514804)

The optical fiber based supercontinuum source has recently become a significant scientific and commercial success, with applications ranging from frequency comb production to advanced medical imaging. This one-of-a-kind book explains the theory of fiber supercontinuum broadening, describes the diverse operational regimes and indicates principal areas of applications, making it a very important guide for researchers and graduate students. With contributions from major figures and groups who have pioneered research in this field, the book describes the historical development of the subject, provides a background to the associated nonlinear optical processes, treats the generation mechanisms from continuous wave to femtosecond pulse pump regimes and highlights the diverse applications. A full discussion of numerical methods and comprehensive computer code are also provided, enabling readers to confidently predict and model supercontinuum generation characteristics under realistic conditions.

Author: J. M. Dudley
ISBN-10: 0521514800
ISBN-13: 9780521514804
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2010
Pages: 418
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d