Fundamentals of Optical Waveguides

Fundamentals of Optical Waveguides gives a complete theoretical basis of optical fibers and planar lightwave circuits. Fundamental analytical waveguide theories are introduced and various numerical methods are are presented. Recent topics on planar lightwave circuit (PLC) devices are described including operational principles of arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexers (AWGs) and their applications. Readers will acquire a thorough understanding of optical fibers and waveguides as well as capabilities of designing and simulating novel optical devices.



Readership
Researchers and graduate students in optoelectronics and university professors teaching optical communications and optoelectronics.

Table of Contents
Preface
1. Wave Theory of Optical Waveguides
2. Planar Optical Waveguides
3. Optical Fibers
4. Couple Mode Theory
5. Nonlinear Optical Effects in Optical Fibers
6. Finite Element Method
7. Beam Propagation Method
8. Staircase Concatention Method
9. Planar Lightwave Circuits
10. Theorems and Formulas
Appendix



Author Information
By Katsunari Okamoto, NTT Photonics Laboratories, Ibaraki, Japan