Optoelectronic Technology and Lightwave Communications Systems

✍ Scribed by Felix P. Kapron (auth.), Chinlon Lin (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 773
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

1 Optical Fiber Waveguides.- 1. Transmission Properties of Optical Fibers.- 2. Measurement and Characterization of Optical Fibers.- 3. Advanced Single-Mode Fiber Designs for Lightwave Systems Applications.- 4. Polarization-Maintaining Optical Fibers.- 5. Transmission Limitations in Fibers due to Nonlinear Optical Effects.- 2 Fiber-Joining Technology and Passive Optical Components.- 6. Optical Fiber Connectors, Splices, and Jointing Technology.- 7. Passive Components for Optical Coupling and WDM Applications.- 3 Semiconductor Laser Sources and Photodetectors.- 8. Basic Physics of Semiconductor Lasers.- 9. Fabrication and Characterization of Semiconductor Lasers.- 10. Transverse Mode Control in Semiconductor Lasers.- 11. Longitudinal Mode Control in Laser Diodes.- 12. Modulation Properties of Semiconductor Lasers.- 13. High-Power Semiconductor Lasers.- 14. Photodetectors for Long-Wavelength Lightwave Systems.- 4 Optical Transmitters and Receivers.- 15. Semiconductor Laser Transmitters.- 16. Optical Receivers.- 5 Applications of Optoelectronics in Lightwave Systems.- 17. Optical Communications: Single-Mode Optical Fiber Transmission Systems.- 18. Optical Fiber Communication Systems: Local Area Networks.- 19. Future Applications of Optical Fiber Networks.- 20. Free-Space Optical Communication Systems.- 21. Optical Fiber Sensor Technology.- 22. Optoelectronic Information Processing: Laser Bar Code and Laser Printer Systems.- 6 Future Optoelectronic Technology and Transmission Systems.- 23. Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits.- 24. Coherent Optical Fiber Communication Systems—The Promise for the Future.- 7 Impacts on the Information Society.- 25. The Impact of Optoelectronics Technology on the Information Society.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Transmission Properties of Optical Fibers....Pages 3-50
Measurement and Characterization of Optical Fibers....Pages 51-78
Advanced Single-Mode Fiber Designs for Lightwave Systems Applications....Pages 79-109
Polarization-Maintaining Optical Fibers....Pages 110-130
Transmission Limitations in Fibers due to Nonlinear Optical Effects....Pages 131-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Optical Fiber Connectors, Splices, and Jointing Technology....Pages 155-174
Passive Components for Optical Coupling and WDM Applications....Pages 175-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Basic Physics of Semiconductor Lasers....Pages 197-223
Fabrication and Characterization of Semiconductor Lasers....Pages 224-244
Transverse Mode Control in Semiconductor Lasers....Pages 245-263
Longitudinal Mode Control in Laser Diodes....Pages 264-298
Modulation Properties of Semiconductor Lasers....Pages 299-334
High-Power Semiconductor Lasers....Pages 335-362
Photodetectors for Long-Wavelength Lightwave Systems....Pages 363-400
Front Matter....Pages 401-401
Semiconductor Laser Transmitters....Pages 403-440
Optical Receivers....Pages 441-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Optical Communications: Single-Mode Optical Fiber Transmission Systems....Pages 475-516
Optical Fiber Communication Systems: Local Area Networks....Pages 517-543
Future Applications of Optical Fiber Networks....Pages 544-568
Free-Space Optical Communication Systems....Pages 569-599
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Optical Fiber Sensor Technology....Pages 600-652
Optoelectronic Information Processing: Laser Bar Code and Laser Printer Systems....Pages 653-673
Front Matter....Pages 675-675
Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits....Pages 677-694
Coherent Optical Fiber Communication Systems—The Promise for the Future....Pages 695-735
Front Matter....Pages 737-737
The Impact of Optoelectronics Technology on the Information Society....Pages 739-754
Back Matter....Pages 755-766

✦ Subjects

Science, general