Table of Contents: Preface pp. i-x
1. Polarization Dependent Effects in Optical Waveguides Containing Bragg Grating Structures
(Ping Lu, Liang Chen, Xiaoli Dai, Stephen J. Mihailov and Xiaoyi Bao)pp. 1-30
2. Bacterial Cell Interactions with Optical Fiber Surfaces
(Natasa Mitik-Dineva, Paul R. Stoddart, Russell J. Crawford and Elena Ivanova)pp. 31-62
3. Passively Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers with Nonlinear Optical Loop Mirrors
(Nak-Hyun Seong and Dug Young Kim)pp. 63-84
4. Optical Breakdown in Gases Induced by High-Power IR CO2 Laser Pulses
(J.J. Camacho, L. Díaz, M. Santos, L.J. Juan and J.M.L. Poyato)pp. 85-160
5. Towards Shaping of Pulsed Plane Waves in the Time Domain Via Chiral Sculptured Thin Films
(Joseph B. Geddes III) pp. 161-182
6. Integrated Optics on Silicon
(Ulrich Hilleringmann) pp. 183-204
7. Combining Energy Efficiency with Aesthetic Appeal Using Advanced Optical Materials pp. 205-238
(Geoff Smith)
8. High-Speed Optical Modulators and Photonic Sideband Management
(Tetsuya Kawanishi) pp. 239-272
9. An Overview of Optical Sensors and Their Applications
(Pankaj Kr. Choudhury and Onkar N. Singh) pp. 273-310
10. Optical Current Sensors
(Toshihiko Yoshino and Masayuki Yokota) pp. 311-326
11. Two-Dimensional Plasmon Polariton Nanooptics by Imaging
(Andrey L. Stepanov, Aurélien Drezet and Joachim R. Krenn) pp. 327-348
12. Nonlinear Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles Synthesized by Ion Implantation pp. 349-396
(Andrey L. Stepanov)
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