Optical Fiber Telecommunications IV-A: Components

Volume IVA is devoted to progress in optical component research and development. Topics include design of optical fiber for a variety of applications, plus new materials for fiber amplifiers, modulators, optical switches, light wave devices, lasers, and high bit-rate electronics. This volume is an excellent companion to Optical Fiber Telecommunications IVB: Systems and Impairments

Table of Contents
Overview
Design of Optical Fibers for Communications Systems
New Materials for Optical Amplifiers
Advances in Erbium-Doped Amplifiers
Raman Amplification in Lightwave Communication Systems
Electrooptic Modulators
Optical Switching in Transport Network: Applications, Requirements, Architectures, Technologies, and Solutions
Applications for Optical Switch Fabrics
Planar Lightwave Devices for WDM
Fiber Grating Devices in High-Performance Optical Communications Systems
Pump Laser Diodes
Telecommunication Lasers
VCSEL for Metro Communication
Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
All Optical Regeneration: Principles and WDM Implementation
High Bit-rate Receivers, Transmitters, and Electronics
Index to Volumes IVA and IVB