Advances in Laser and Optics Research: Volume 10

[BOOK DESCRIPTION]

This book gathers the latest research from around the globe on the subject of lasers and optics research. Topics discussed include polarisation dependent effects in optical wave-guides containing bragg grating structures; bacterial cell interactions with optical fibre surfaces; passively mode-locked fibre lasers with n-linear optical loop mirrors; optical breakdown in gases induced by high-power ir co2 laser pulses and towards shaping of pulsed plane waves in the time domain via chiral sculptured thin films.

[TABLE OF CONTENTS]

Preface                                            vii
    Chapter 1 Polarization Dependent Effects in    1  (30)
    Optical Waveguides Containing Bragg Grating
    Structures
          Ping Lu
          Liang Chen
          Xiaoli Dai
          Stephen J. Mihailov
          Xiaoyi Bao
    Chapter 2 Bacterial Cell Interactions with     31 (32)
    Optical Fiber Surfaces
          Natasa Mitik-Dineva
          Paul R. Stoddart
          Russell J. Crawford
          Elena Ivanovo
    Chapter 3 Passively Mode-Locked Fiber          63 (22)
    Lasers with Nonlinear Optical Loop Mirrors
          Nak-Hyun Seong
          Dug Young Kim
    Chapter 4 Optical Breakdown in Gases           85 (76)
    Induced by High-Power IR CO2 Laser Pulses
          J. Camacho
          L. Diaz
          M. Santos
          L. J. Juan
          J. M. L. Poyato
    Chapter 5 Towards Shaping of Pulsed Plane      161(22)
    Waves in the Time Domain Via Chiral
    Sculptured Thin Films
          Joseph B. Geddes
    Chapter 6 Integrated Optics on Silicon         183(22)
          Ulrich Hilleringmann
    Chapter 7 Combining Energy Efficiency with     205(34)
    Aesthetic Appeal Using Advanced Optical
    Materials
          Geoff Smith
    Chapter 8 High-Speed Optical Modulators and    239(34)
    Photonic Sideband Management
          Tetsuya Kawanishi
    Chapter 9 An Overview of Optical Sensors       273(38)
    and Their Applications
          P. K. Choudhury
          O. N. Singh
    Chapter 10 Optical Current Sensors             311(16)
          Toshihiko Yoshino
          Masayuki Yokota
    Chapter 11 Two-Dimensional Plasmon             327(22)
    Polariton Nanooptics by Imaging
          Audrey L. Stepanov
          Aurelien Drezet
          Joachim R. Krenn
    Chapter 12 Nonlinear Optical Properties of     349(48)
    Metal Nanoparticles Synthesized by Ion
    Implantation
          Audrey L. Stepanov
Index                                              397