Crystalline lithium niobate (LN) is an important optical material because of its broad
transmission window that spans from ultraviolet to mid-infrared and its large nonlinear and …

Erbium‐doped fiber devices have been extraordinarily successful due to their broad optical
gain around 1.5–1.6 µm. Er‐doped fiber amplifiers enable efficient, stable amplification of …

The physical basis of the domain engineering in ferroelectrics and its application to lithium
niobate crystals were reviewed. The unified kinetic approach to the domain structure …

In this paper the most important properties of lithium niobate crystals for photonic
applications are reviewed. We will summarize how acting on the stoichiometry, sample …

The tremendous interest in the field of waveguide lasers in the past two decades is largely
attributed to the geometry of the gain medium, which provides the possibility to store optical …

Reflecting changes in the field in the ten years since the publication of the first edition, The
Handbook of Photonics, Second Edition explores recent advances that have affected this …

The field of optically pumped planar waveguide lasers has seen a rapid development over
the last two decades driven by the requirements of a range of applications. This sustained …

Over the last years, there has been tremendous progress with compact pulsed lasers based
on various solid-state gain media, such as crystals and glasses doped with laser-active ions …

We review and contrast key technologies developed to address the optical components
market for telecom and datacom applications. We first look at different material systems …

We review and contrast key technologies developed to address the optical components
market for communication applications. We first review the component requirements from a …