Describes applications of nonlinear fiber optics. This book presents coverage of the fundamentals of lightwave technology, along with material on pulse compression techniques and rare-earth-doped fiber amplifiers and lasers.[...]

Provides an overview of optical solitons. This book aims to present the field of Spatial Optical Solitons starting from the basic concepts of light self-focusing and self-trapping. It introduces fundamental concepts of the theory of nonlinear waves and solitons in non-integrated but physically reali[...]