This book provides a comprehensive overview of the theoretical concepts and experimental applications of planar waveguides and other confined geometries, such as optical fibres. Covering a broad array of advanced topics, it begins with a sophisticated discussion of planar waveguide theory, and covers subjects including efficient production of planar waveguides, materials selection, nonlinear effects, and applications including species analytics down to single-molecule identification, and thermo-optical switching using planar waveguides. Written by specialists in the techniques and applications covered, this book will be a useful resource for advanced graduate students and researchers studying planar waveguides and optical fibers.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Radiation from a semi-infinite unflanged planar dielectric waveguide. - 2. Optimizing second harmonic generation in a circular cylindrical waveguide with embedded regions of nonlinear susceptibility in periodic array along the axis. - 3. Nanoplasmonic Metal Insulator Metal Waveguides. - 4. Fiber Laser Photonics. - 5. Fabrication of channel waveguides in chalcogenide glass films by a focused laser beam. - 6. Laser Processed Photonic Devices. - 7. Coupling to planar and strip waveguides. - 8. Nonlinear light propagation in laser-written waveguide arrays. - 9. Stable Power Compression with Efficient Relativistic UV Channel Formation in Cluster Targets. - 10. Fiber Optical 3D Shape Sensing. - 11. Applications of polarization maintaining fibers.
