Guided Wave Optics forms the basic science underlying the field of optical fiber
communication and integrated topics. These areas have seen tremendous growth
over the past three decades and continue to be in the forefront of the research
under the broad area of photonics. This volume contains articles by authors who
have been active in these areas for over two decades. It covers three broad
areas - physics of guidance in optical waveguides, guided wave optical
components and tools of analysis of such waveguides and components. The topics
covered are: - evolution of single mode fiber designs including photonic crystal
fibers, polarization effects in optical fibers, physics