Optical Fiber Communication New Optical Passive Devices

Author: Huang Zhangyong Compiler
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Synopsis This book is a professional technical guide introducing new photonic devices used in dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) all-optical networks. It begins with the basic concepts of all-optical networks and provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the essential photonic components required for DWDM optical networks, including fiber Bragg gratings, arrayed waveguide gratings, optical filters, optical wavelength division multiplexers, optical switches and switch matrices, optical add/drop multiplexers, optical cross-connects, and all-optical wavelength converters. The book covers the fundamental principles, device structures, design, manufacturing, and characteristic parameters of these photonic components.
Backed by extensive new literature, the book showcases the promising future of DWDM all-optical networks and the photonic devices used to achieve them. It serves as a valuable reference for professionals involved in expanding the development of fiber optic communications, as well as for those engaged in the design, manufacturing, and application of all-optical networks and photonic devices. Additionally, it can be used as a reference text for university faculty and students majoring in fiber optic communications and optoelectronic technology.