Optical Fiber Communication New Optical Passive Devices (Modern Communication Technology Application Series)

Author: Huang Zhangyong
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: 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 fundamental 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 circulators and demultiplexers, optical cross-connects, and all-optical wavelength converters. The book covers the basic principles, device structures, design, manufacturing, and characteristic parameters of these photonic components. With a rich background of recent literature, it showcases the promising future of DWDM all-optical networks and the photonic devices used to achieve them. This book serves as a valuable reference for professionals engaged in expanding the development of fiber optic communications, as well as for those involved in the design, manufacturing, and application of all-optical networks and photonic devices. It is also suitable as a reference text for university faculty and students majoring in fiber optic communications and optoelectronic technology.