DWDM fundamentals, components, and applications

Author(s)

    • Laude, Jean-Pierre

Bibliographic Information

DWDM fundamentals, components, and applications

Jean-Pierre Laude

(The Artech House optoelectronics library)

Artech House, c2002

Other Title

Dense wavelength division multiplexing fundamentals, components, and applications

Available at  / 2 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This resource provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the principles, technologies, standards and applications of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM). The volume is designed to enable the reader to understand how DWDM components, devices and networks operate; examine the configuration and design trade-offs of current DWDM components and systems; assess the latest standards for optical network management; discover recent technological developments; and decide the direction and most promising areas for future research and development in the field.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction. Basic Principles and Background-Wavelength Division Multiplexing: Basic Principles. History of Wavelength Division Multiplexing in a Few Words. Wavelength Division Multiplexing and Time Division Multiplex. Wavelength Domain and Separation Between Channels. Wavelength Allocation, ITU Grid. Optical Wavelength/Optical Frequency Conversion. How Many Channels? Some Definitions. Solitons. Dense Wavelength Division Multipliers and Demultiplexers-Passive Components, the Current Choices Available. Arrayed Waveguide Gratings. Fiber Bragg Gratings. Optical Multidielectric Filters. Diffraction Gratings. Cascaded Mach-Zehnder Interferometers. Other Devices. Methods for Broadening and Flattening the Spectral Shape of the Transmission Channels of Grating Wavelength Division Multiplexers. Sources and Wavelength Converters for DWDM-Introduction. Semiconductor Lasers. Glass-Doped Based Lasers with Narrow-Linewidths. Spectral Slicing of Sources. Wavelength Converters. Wavelength Division Multiplexing and Optical Amplification-Introduction. Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOA). Brillouin Scattering Amplifiers. Raman Amplifier. Rare Earth-Doped Fiber Optic Amplifiers. Hybrid Raman/Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers. Erbium Doped Planar Waveguides. Routers, Cross Connects and Add/Drops-Introduction. Wavelength Conversion. Network Architecture Classification. Some Definitions Used for Interconnection Performance Characterization. Interoperability in Optical Routed DWDM Networks. Space Switches. Passive Wavelength Router(PWR). Optical Cross Connector (OXC). Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers. WDM Limits Caused by Optical Nonlinearities in Optical Fibers-Introduction. Self Phase Modulation (SPM). Cross Phase Modulation(XPM). Four Wave Mixing (FWM). Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS). Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS). Conclusions. Additional Note. Some Applications of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing-Some of the Earlier Applications. Today
  • s DWDM Networks. Long Distance Transmission. Other Applications. Conclusions

by "Nielsen BookData"

Related Books: 1-1 of 1

Details

Page Top