課程說明:This course introduces the nonlinearity of optical waves propagating in optical fibers and waveguides and their related applications.

課程內容:
1 Wave Propagation in Optical Fibers and Waveguides
2 Group-Velocity Dispersion
3 Self-Phase Modulation
4 Optical Solitons
5 Polarization Effects
6 Cross-Phase Modulation
7 Stimulated Raman Scattering
8 Stimulated Brillouin Scattering
9 Four-Wave Mixing
10 Two-Photon Absorption(TPA) and TPA-induced Free Carrier Absorption


擬用教科書或參考書:
教科書:
1.“Nonlinear Fiber Optics”, by Govind P. Agrawal, Academic Press, the 4th edition
參考書:
2.“Fundamentals of Optical Waveguides”, by Katsunari Okamoto, Academic Press
3.“Photonic Devices”, by Jia-Ming Liu, Cambridge
4.“Applications of Nonlinear Fiber Optics”, by Govind P. Agrawal, Academic Press


成績考核:
Homework: 40%
Term Project: 60%