Polymer Fiber Optics: Materials, Physics, and Applications (Hardcover)

HISTORY OF POLYMER OPTICAL FIBERS Introduction Using Light for Telecommunications Glass Fibers Polymer Fibers The Future LIGHT PROPAGATION IN A FIBER WAVEGUIDE Introduction Bound Modes of Step-Index Fibers Multimode Waveguides Ray Propagation in a Graded-Index Medium Directional Couplers Conclusion Acknowledgments 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 ExamplePolarization 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 Appendix - Coupled Wave Equation SMART FIBERS AND MATERIALS Smart Materials Photomechanical Effects The Future of Smart Photonic Materials CONCLUSION Bibliography Index