Title :
Tutorial: active photonic components for optical networks
Author_Institution :
CIENA Corp., Linthicum, MD, USA
Abstract :
This tutorial provides an introduction to the wide range of active photonic components (lasers, modulators, detectors, integrated devices/modules etc) used in optical networking. It starts with a high level network view, then works down to the various components and their important performance parameters.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; lasers; modules; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; active photonic components; detectors; high level network view; integrated devices/modules; lasers; modulators; optical components; optical networking; performance parameters; tutorial; Electrons; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Tutorial; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036423
