Fibre optic communication devices / Norbert Grote & Herbert Venghaus.

CONTENTS

1 Characteristics of Optical Communication Networks

1.1 Optical network issues
1.2 Long-Haul Networks
1.3 WDM Networks
1.4 Connection patterns
etc

2 The Optical Fibre

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Waveguiding Properties
2.3 Fibre Materials
2.4 Basic Optical properties
etc

3 Transmitters

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Theory
3.3 Basic Design of Semiconductor Laser Structures
etc

4 Optical Photodetectors

4.1 Introduction
4.2 The PIN photodiode
4.3 The Avalanche Photodiode
etc

5 Optical Amplifiers

5.1 Optical Fibre amplifiers
5.2 Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

6 Passive and active Glass integrated Optics Devices

6.1General Introduction
6.2 Passive power Splitters
6.3 Integrated Optic Yb/Er Glass Amplifiers
etc

7 Wave length-Selective Devices

7.1 Introduction
7.2 Device specifications
7.3 Fibre- Perot Interferometer Filters
7.4 Dielectric Interference Filters

8 Optical switching

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Applications
8.3 Technologies
8.4 Summary

9 All- Optical Time-Division Multiplexing technology

9.1 Roles of all-optical TDM Technolgy
9.2 Key technologies for all -optical TDM systems
9.3 Demonstration of OTDM

10 Optical Hybrid integrated circuits

10.1 Introduction
10.2 Key technologies for hybrid integration
10.3 Contributions of hybrid integration
10.4 Future prospects
etc

11 Monolithic integration

11.1 Introductory remarks
11.2 Waveguides
11.3 Integrated Spot -Size Converters
11.4 Monolithic laser Integration

Index : p. 457-465.