1.Introduction
PartⅠ.Fundamentals of Linear and Nonlinear Optics
2.Overveiw of Linear Optical Effects
2.1 The Wave Equation for Linear Media
2.2 Solution fo the Linear Wave Equation
2.3 The Harmonic Oscillator Moder
2.4 Attenuation
2.5 Amplification
2.6 The Refractive Index
2.7 Birefringence
Summary
Exercises
3.Optical Telecommunicaltions
3.1 Fiber Types
3.2 Single Mode Fibers
3.3 Highly Nonlinear and Photonic Fibers
3.4 Modulation
3.5 Optical Transport Technologies
Summary
Exercises
4.Nonlinear Effects
4.1 The Nonlinear Oscillator
4.2 Nonlinear Polarzation
4.3 The Nonlinear Susceptibility
4.4 The Nonlinear Wave Eqution
4.5 Second Order Nonlinear Phenomena
4.6 Thired Orer Nonlinear Phenomena
4.7 The Nonlinear Refractive Index
4.8 Effective Area and Nonlinear Coefficient
4.9 Effective Length
4.10 Phase Matching
4.11 Capacity Limit of Optical Fibers
Summary
Exercises
PartⅡ.Nonlinear Effects in Optical Waveguides
5.The Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation
6.Self-and Cross-Phase Modulation
7.Four-Wave-Mixing(FWM)
8.Intrachannel Nonlinear Effects
9.Solitons
10.Raman Scattering
11.Brillouin Scattering
PartⅢ.Applications of Nonlinear Effects in Telecommunications
12.Optical Signal Processing
13.Nonlinear Lasers and Amplifiers
14.Nonlinear Optical Phase Conjugation
A.Appendices
References
Index