Specialty Optical Fibers Handbook [Hardcover]

Alexis Mendez (Editor), T. F. Morse (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 012369406X | ISBN-13: 978-0123694065 | Publication Date: December 15, 2007 | Edition: 1

This book is a comprehensive contributed volume that aims to describe and explain the design, fabrication, operating characteristics, and specific applications of the most popular and useful types of specialty optical fibers. These "specialty fibers" include any kind of optical fiber that has been architecturally manipulated to diverge from a conventional structure. For instance, metal-coated fibers can be utilized for bandwidth improvement, and hollow core fibers offer more controllable dispersion for sensitive medical procedures.

Applications for these specialty fibers abound in the biomedical, sensors, and industrial fields, as well as in more traditional communications capacities. This book will act as a specialty fiber "guided tour," hosted by the top names in the discipline. The globally renowned editors, Drs. Mendez and Morse, have extensive experience in research, academia, and industry.

*Completely covers biomedical and industrial sensor technology with emphasis on real world applications
*Comparative studies of pros and cons of all fiber types with relation to test and measurement, mechanical properties and strength, and reliability
*Easy to access essential facts and details at the begining of each chapter

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Book Description

The first book of the 21st century to detail cutting edge applications using specialty fibers!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 798 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (December 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 012369406X
• ISBN-13: 978-0123694065
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,325,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Specialty Optical Fibers Handbook, June 7, 2008

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Ian Gordon Fudge (Denmark) - See all my reviews
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The book is not what I expected, but very well and good. lots of information on different types of fiber, not enough information on the handling of these types

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!, March 20, 2007

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John R. Vacca "Tech Write Independent Reviewer" (Pomeroy, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Specialty Optical Fibers Handbook (Hardcover)

Are you a developer in the specialty fiber business? Editors Alexis Mendez, T. F. Morse and other authors too numerous to mention, have done an outstanding job of writing a book provides insight into the many types of specialty fibers that are novel with respect to materials, fiber design, and application.

Mendez, T. F. Morse and other authors, begin with a review of the driving factors that have helped develop and grow the specialty fiber industry. In addition, the authors briefly focus their discussion on the light-guiding principles and fundamental aspects of fiber design. They also provide an overview of the various fiber fabrication techniques employed. Then, they discuss coating materials and processes. The authors then cover some of the newer, more specialized, single-mode fibers for telecommunications applications such as the ultra-low OF fibers, dispersion flattened, and dispersion compensating fibers. Next, they discuss a myriad of different specialty single-mode fibers. Then, they cover the photosensitive fibers used in the fabrication of fiber Bragg gratings and other devices. The authors continue by describing in detail the fundamentals of hollow-core fibers. In addition, they cover new research work on the analysis and fabrication of sub-wavelength diameter fibers and the so-called silica nanowires. The authors also discuss other singular specialty fiber types and chiral fibers. Next, they cover the various glass and crystal material candidates used in mid-IR and IR fibers. Then, they cover the different glass compositions and new advances in design. The authors continue by discussing the many situations in which ultra-low loss is not a necessity to fulfill a specific design application. Next, they cover the specialty fibers needed in fiber lasers and their industrial applications. Finally, they describe fiber delivery systems, specialty fibers required and applications in the biomedical area.

This most excellent book has presented a fairly complete overview of the many different types of specialty optical fibers. Perhaps more importantly, this book presented a fairly complete overview of the many different uses of specialty optical fibers, and the expected directions in which this field will develop!