Fiber Optic Data Communication. Technological Trends and Advances

✍ Scribed by Casimer DeCusatis (Eds.)

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 566
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Contributors, Pages xi-xii
Preface, Pages xiii-xiv, Casimer DeCusatis
Chapter 1 - History of Fiber Optics, Pages 3-31, Jeff D. Montgomery
Chapter 2 - Market Analysis and Business Planning, Pages 32-62, Yann Y. Morvan, Ronald C. Lasky
Chapter 3 - Small Form Factor Fiber Optic Connectors, Pages 63-88, John Fox, Casimer DeCusatis
Chapter 4 - Specialty Fiber Optic Cables, Pages 89-133, Casimer DeCusatis, John Fox
Chapter 5 - Optical Wavelength Division Multiplexing for Data Communication Networks, Pages 134-215, Casimer DeCusatis
Chapter 6 - Optical Backplanes, Board and Chip Interconnects, Pages 216-269, Rainer Michalzik
Chapter 7 - Parallel Computer Architectures Using Fiber Optics, Pages 270-300, David B. Sher, Casimer DeCusatis
Chapter 8 - Packaging Assembly Techniques, Pages 303-320, Ronald C. Lasky, Adam Singer, Prashant Chouta
Chapter 9 - InfiniBand—The Interconnect from Backplane to Fiber, Pages 321-351, Ali Ghiasi
Chapter 10 - New Devices for Optoelectronics: Smart Pixels, Pages 352-421, Barry L. Shoop, Andre H. Sayles, Daniel M. Litynski
Chapter 11 - Emerging Technology for Fiber Optic Data Communication, Pages 422-446, Chung-Sheng Li
Chapter 12 - Manufacturing Challenges, Pages 447-485, Eric Maass
Appendix A - Measurement Conversion Tables, Pages 486-487
Appendix B - Physical Constants, Page 488
Appendix C - Index of Professional Organizations, Pages 489-490
Appendix D - OSI Model, Page 491
Appendix E - Network Standards and Documents, Pages 492-494
Appendix F - Data Network Rates, Pages 495-504
Appendix G - Other Datacom Developments, Pages 505-509
Acronyms, Pages 511-528
Glossary, Pages 529-553
Index, Pages 555-568