1.Introduction PartⅠ.Fundamentals of Linear and Nonlinear Optics 2.Overveiw of Linear Optical Effects 2.1 The Wave Equation for Linear Media 2.2 Solution fo the Linear Wave Equation 2.3 The Harmonic Oscillator Moder 2.4 Attenuation 2.5 Amplification 2.6 The Refractive Index 2.7 Birefringence Summary Exercises 3.Optical Telecommunicaltions 3.1 Fiber Types 3.2 Single Mode Fibers 3.3 Highly Nonlinear and Photonic Fibers 3.4 Modulation 3.5 Optical Transport Technologies Summary Exercises 4.Nonlinear Effects 4.1 The Nonlinear Oscillator 4.2 Nonlinear Polarzation 4.3 The Nonlinear Susceptibility 4.4 The Nonlinear Wave Eqution 4.5 Second Order Nonlinear Phenomena 4.6 Thired Orer Nonlinear Phenomena 4.7 The Nonlinear Refractive Index 4.8 Effective Area and Nonlinear Coefficient 4.9 Effective Length 4.10 Phase Matching 4.11 Capacity Limit of Optical Fibers Summary Exercises PartⅡ.Nonlinear Effects in Optical Waveguides 5.The Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation 6.Self-and Cross-Phase Modulation 7.Four-Wave-Mixing(FWM) 8.Intrachannel Nonlinear Effects 9.Solitons 10.Raman Scattering 11.Brillouin Scattering PartⅢ.Applications of Nonlinear Effects in Telecommunications 12.Optical Signal Processing 13.Nonlinear Lasers and Amplifiers 14.Nonlinear Optical Phase Conjugation A.Appendices References Index