Fiber Bragg gratings Photosensitivity and photosensitization of optical fibers Fabrication of bragg gratings Theory of fiber bragg gratings Apodization of fiber gratings Fiber grating band pass filters Chirped fiber bragg gratings Fiber grating lasers and amplifiers Measurement and characterization of gratings Principles of optical fiber grating sensors Femtosecond induced refractive index changes in glass Poling of glasses and optical fibers