"Today, silicon photonics, the technology for building low-cost and complex optics on a chip, is a thriving community and a blossoming business. The roots of this promising new technology date back to the late 1980s and early 1990s to the work of Soref, Peterman, and others. The…
"Today, silicon photonics, the technology for building low-cost and complex optics on a chip, is a thriving community and a blossoming business. The roots of this promising new technology date back to the late 1980s and early 1990s to the work of Soref, Peterman, and others. The…
"Focusing on the important obstacles to be met in order to make silicon photonics a viable commercial reality, this book provides a concise introduction to major developments in the field. Worldwide experts provide clear explanations of the fundamentals and state-of-the-art appr…
"Focusing on the important obstacles to be met in order to make silicon photonics a viable commercial reality, this book provides a concise introduction to major developments in the field. Worldwide experts provide clear explanations of the fundamentals and state-of-the-art appr…
Updated to include new developments in technology with a new chapter on mechanics and motion, the second edition of 'Building Electro-Optical Systems' presents a systematic approach to electro-optical instrument design and construction.
Updated to include new developments in technology with a new chapter on mechanics and motion, the second edition of 'Building Electro-Optical Systems' presents a systematic approach to electro-optical instrument design and construction.
This Tutorial Text provides an overview of design principles for receivers used in optical communication systems, intended for practicing engineers. The author reviews technologies used to construct optical links and illustrates the flow of system performance specifications into…
This Tutorial Text provides an overview of design principles for receivers used in optical communication systems, intended for practicing engineers. The author reviews technologies used to construct optical links and illustrates the flow of system performance specifications into…
This Tutorial Text provides an overview of design principles for receivers used in optical communication systems, intended for practicing engineers. The author reviews technologies used to construct optical links and illustrates the flow of system performance specifications into…
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- 1. Optical communications -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Fiber-optic systems. 1.2.1. Optical fiber; 1.2.2. Fiber coupling considerations -- 1.3. Free-space systems -- 1.3.1. Choice of laser technology -- 1.3.2. Spatial pointing and trackin…
This Tutorial Text provides an overview of design principles for receivers used in optical communication systems, intended for practicing engineers. The author reviews technologies used to construct optical links and illustrates the flow of system performance specifications into…
This Tutorial Text provides an overview of design principles for receivers used in optical communication systems, intended for practicing engineers. The author reviews technologies used to construct optical links and illustrates the flow of system performance specifications into…