Contents


Preface

Optical fibers in metrology, telecommunications, sensors, manufacturing, and health science have gained massive research interest. This book covers materials, components, and systems across the application spectrum, from interferometers for spectroscopy to fiber optic applications in medicine. Furthermore, the number of fields of application of optical fibers is increasing at a fast pace. On the other hand, the literature on optical fibers and the foundations of their functioning are extremely vast and we have no ambition to make an original contribution in this respect. This book aims to present a collection of recent advances in fiber optics. It covers the current progress and latest breakthroughs in emergent applications of fiber optics and specialty

The book includes five contributions on recent developments in optical fiber communications and fiber sensors, as well as the design, simulation, and fabrication of

The editors Patrick Steglich and Fabio De Matteis provide a brief historical overview of important developments in the field of optical fibers, as well as current

Xiaoshuai Liu and Yao Zhang review the multifunctional manipulation for biologi-

Monika Bahl describes the propagation of structured light fields in optical fibers, which find important applications in ICT but also in the design of ultrapowerful

Jing Wang, Zhensheng Jia, Luis Alberto Campos, and Curtis Knittle propose and demonstrate a delta-sigma digitization and coherent transmission of DOCSIS 3.1

Yoshito Shuto presents a theoretical study on the evolution of a fiber fuse in a single-mode optical fiber. A novel nonlinear oscillation model using the Van der Pol equation is described and both the silica-glass densification and cavity formation observed in fiber fuse propagation are qualitatively

cal cells based on the elaborately designed fiber probes.

microscopes and novel spectroscopic analyses.

We thank all authors for their contributions.

fibers.

explained.

signals for the first time.

novel fiber concepts.

trends and perspectives.
