Tunable Laser Diodes and Related Optical Sources by Jens Buus... - 9780471208167

Tunable Laser Diodes and Related Optical SourcesAuthor(s): Jens Buus, Markus-Christian Amann, Daniel J. Blumenthal\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: Wiley-IEEE Press\nISBN-13: 9780471208167, 978-0471208167\nSynopsis\nThe phenomenal growth in Internet traffic has lead to a huge increase in demand for data transmission capacity on a worldwide level. As a result, wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technology emerged, which makes it possible to transmit a large number of optical channels on a single optical fiber. An equally significant development occurred in optical networks, where switching and routing of signals takes place in the optical domain. This technology places special demands on the optical sources (lasers) used in the system. This text offers a description of the optical sources (equipment and devices) designed to meet these demands. Sources for DWDM Systems is intended for the engineers and graduate students working on opt.