Advances in optical amplifiers / edited by Paul Urquhart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Urquhart, Paul., Editor.

Contributor:

Urquhart, Paul, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Optical amplifiers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

IntechOpen 2011

Rijeka, Croatia : Intech, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Optical amplifiers play a central role in all categories of fibre communications systems and networks. By compensating for the losses exerted by the transmission medium and the components through which the signals pass, they reduce the need for expensive and slow optical-electrical-optical conversion. The photonic gain media, which are normally based on glass- or semiconductor-based waveguides, can amplify many high speed wavelength division multiplexed channels simultaneously. Recent research has also concentrated on wavelength conversion, switching, demultiplexing in the time domain and other enhanced functions. Advances in Optical Amplifiers presents up to date results on amplifier performance, along with explanations of their relevance, from leading researchers in the field. Its chapters cover amplifiers based on rare earth doped fibres and waveguides, stimulated Raman scattering, nonlinear parametric processes and semiconductor media. Wavelength conversion and other enhanced signal processing functions are also considered in depth. This book is targeted at research, development and design engineers from teams in manufacturing industry, academia and telecommunications service operators.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (InTech, viewed October 15, 2022).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789535149057

9535149059

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access