A COMPREHENSIVE TREATISE ON THE COMPONENTS AND DEVICES OF THE LIGHTWAVE EXPLOSION

Multiple advances in lightwave technology have led to a veritable overload of global information systems throughout the world. Given the sheer number and growing importance of such systems, Govind Agrawal's Lightwave Technology answers the need for a comprehensive and up-to-date account of all major aspects of this rapidly expanding field.

Components and Devices, the first independent volume of this two-volume engineering resource, is devoted to describing a multitude of today's silicaand semiconductor-based optical devices. Conceived and written by the foremost expert and bestselling author in the fiber optic field, the text provides detailed, in-depth coverage of both theoretical and practical aspects of the science, including:

• Fiber optics
• Passive and active fiber components
• Planar waveguides
• Semiconductor lasers and amplifiers
• Optical modulators
• Photodetectors
• WDM components
• Space- and time-domain switching

The second volume, Lightwave Technology: Communication Systems, deals with the design and performance of modern transmission systems making useof these devices.

Complete with chapter problems, a Website, and a Solutions Manual, this title serves as both a basic text book for students and a practical everyday reference for engineers and researchers in the field.