Polymer fiber optics : materials, physics, and applications /: materials, physics, and applications. (©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark G. Kuzyk.
• Other Names: Kuzyk, Mark G, 1958-
• Contents: 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 Example; Polarization; ; 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
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (399 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 621.36/92; Fiber optics -- Materials; Optical materials; Polymers -- Optical properties; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Fiber Optics; Fiber optics -- Materials; Optical materials; Polymers -- Optical properties; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1574447068; 9781574447064; 9781420017809; 1420017802
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-370) and index.
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