ABSTRACT
The purpose of this book is to provide a review of the main optical fibre
devices and a reference book for work in photonics and lightwave. It
reflects the substantial progress made in the area of optical fibre devices
and provides a systematic description of linear and non-linear fibre
devices. Following a survey of the physical processes exploited, the
principles, manufacturing, properties, characterization, performance
and applications have been examined. Optical fibre devices used in
telecommunications and sensors have been described. Attention was
devoted to fabrication and practical applications of these devices. The
book covers components from connectors to more sophisticated systems
using polarized light, solitons, amplifiers and lasers.
