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This invaluable book provides a comprehensive treatment of design and applications of semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA). SOA is an important component for optical communication systems. It has applications as in-line amplifiers and as functional devices in evolving optical networks. The functional applications of SOAs were first studied in the early 1990's, since then the diversity and scope of such applications have been steadily growing. This is the second edition of a book on Semiconduct...

This comprehensive text combines fibre and integrated optics material in a one-semester text. The text is specific in its coverage of fibre optics, with physical insight into the development of ray-optic and wave-field description of waveguiding. Students will benefit from a review of the required maths and electromagnetic background in Chapter 1. Sections on the latest applications such as fibre optic sensors, optical amplifiers, and optical interconnects are included.

Combining the positive characteristics of microfluidics and optics, microstructured optical fibres (MOFs) have revolutionized the field of optoelectronics. Tailored guiding, diffractive structures and photonic band-gap effects are used to produce fibres with highly specialised, complex structures, facilitating the development of novel kinds of optical fibre sensors and actuators. Part One outlines the key materials and fabrication techniques used for microstructured optical fibres. Microfluid...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The most comprehensive and up-to-date optics resource available Prepared under the auspices of the Optical Society of America, the five carefully architected and cross-referenced volumes of the Handbook of Optics, Third Edition, contain everything a student, scientist, or engineer requires to actively work in t...

This guide presents standard fibre optic design practices that can be used to develop telecommunications networks today and in the future. Coverage of the topic ranges from the presentation of basic performance relationships associated with fibre technology to the methodology for transmission systems design, regardless of the currency of the component design. Presenting a design methodology that was developed with the communication systems engineer in mind, the book begins with a general overvie...

Comprehensive coverage of optical switching technologies and their applications in optical networks Optical Switching: Device Technologies and Applications in Networking delivers an accessible exploration of the evolution of optical networks with clear explanations of the current state-of-the-art in the field and modern challenges in the development of Internet-of-Things devices. A variety of optical switches—including MEMS-based, magneto, photonic, and SOA-based—are discussed, as is the appli...

Recent advances in the development of low-loss optical fibers have revolutionized the field of telecommunications, and fiber-based networks form a key part of international communications systems. This book introduces the physical principles of optical fibers, and details their use in sensor technology and modern optical communication systems. The authors begin by setting out the basic propagation characteristics of single mode and multimode optical fibers. In later chapters they cover optical s...

Provides a description of the principles and practical applications of Fibre Bragg gratings technology. The authors explain the underlying physics and practical aspects. Topics covered include photosensitivity; properties; inscribing grating; detailed applications coverage in both telecommunications and sensing and a look at the technology of this technology on the marketplace.

A fibre Bragg grating (FBG) is a type of distributed Bragg reflector constructed in a short segment of optical fibre that reflects particular wavelengths of light and transmits all the others. As such, FBGs can be used as inline optical filters to block certain wavelengths, or as wavelength-specific reflectors. Applications include optical fibre communications, sensors and fibre lasers. This book addresses the critical challenge of developing Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBGs) for applications as senso...

"Fiber Optic Technician's Manual, now in its second edition, continues to serve as a practical guide for the designer, installer, and troubleshooter of fiber optic cable plants and networks used in today's communications systems. Comprehensive in scope, this book addresses applications of fiber optics including telephone, CATV, and computer networks. Discussion centers on the basics of the technology, the components used, and their installation. Based on materials developed by trainers for their...