Fiber Optics: Physics and Technology

A Quick Survey.- Physical Foundations.- Treatment with Ray Optics.- Treatment with Wave Optics.- Chromatic Dispersion.- Losses.- Technical Conditions for Fiber Technology.- Manufacturing and Mechanical Properties.- How to Measure Important Fiber Characteristics.- Components for Fiber Technology.- Nonlinear Phenomena in Fibers.- Basics of Nonlinear Processes.- A Survey of Nonlinear Processes.- Technological Applications of Optical Fibers.- Applications in Telecommunications.- Fiber-Optic Sensors.- Appendices.- Decibel Units.- Skin Effect.- Bessel Functions.- Optics with Gaussian Beams.- Relations for Secans Hyperbolicus.- Autocorrelation Measurement.