High-Speed Photonic Devices

Name: High-Speed Photonic Devices
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

With the ongoing, worldwide installation of 40 Gbit/s fiber optic transmission systems, there is an urgency to learn more about the photonic devices supporting this technology. Focusing on the components used to generate, modulate, and receive optical signals, High-Speed Photonic Devices presents the state-of- the-art enabling technologies behind high-speed telecommunication systems. \n\nWritten by experts in the field, the book explores high-speed transmitters, receivers, electronics, and all-optical techniques. Following a brief introduction of the devices, the subsequent chapters cover\u2026\n\n--High-speed, low-driving voltage electroabsorption modulators and their integration with distributed-feedback lasers for high-bitrate and long-haul optical fiber transmission systems\n--Linear electro-optic Ti-diffused LiNbO3 devices, specifically, traveling-wave high-speed modulators\n--III-V compound semiconductor electro-optic modulators \n--High-speed polymer device technology and nume.