This course covers the basics of fibers and applications in fields as diverse as highpower and broadband lasers, bio-medical diagnostics and therapeutics, telecommunications and internet communications. Propagation, optical amplification and nonlinearities in fibers are discussed, and examples include transmission systems and lasers. Biomedical applications include dermatology, cardiology and opthamology.

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