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This volume is dedicated to optical technology - a cornerstone in communication, computing, and sensing. This book aims to explore the dispersion, attenuation, and nonlinear effects that occur as light signals propagate through specialized fibers, while also investigating the emerging and enabling technologies such as optical fiber sensors, quantum computing, free-space optical communication, and photonic crystal-based optical devices. The selected topics highlight optical technologies driving the next generation of communication, computing, and sensing. Featuring the latest research from leading experts in the field, this book will serve as an invaluable resource for researchers, engineers, and advanced students in photonics, ultrafast optics, sensing, and optical communication. Theory of Dispersion and Attenuation of Light Wave Propagation in Fiber-Optic Cables Higher-Order Raman Pure-Quartic Wave Trains in Optical Fibers Optical Fiber Sensors Multimode Interference Sensors for Static and Dynamic Monitoring Spatial Multiplexing on a Multicore Fiber: A Prospective Technology for Fiber-Optic Communication Links to Reach a Petabyte Capacity A Brief Review of Recent Advances in the Use of Optical Fibres to Enhance Readout and Increase the Number of Physical Qubits in Superconducting Quantum Computers Different Modulation Schemes Employed in Free Space Optical Communication Systems Design of Optical Devices Based on a 1D Birefringent Dielectric Photonic Crystal