All-Optical Signal Processing: Data Communication and Storage Applications

by Stefan Wabnitz (Editor), Benjamin J. Eggleton (Editor)

Overview

This book provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the art of optical signal processing technologies and devices. It presents breakthrough solutions for enabling a pervasive use of optics in data communication and signal storage applications. It presents presents optical signal processing as solution to overcome the capacity crunch in communication networks. The book content ranges from the development of innovative materials and devices, such as graphene and slow light structures, to the use of nonlinear optics for secure quantum information processing and overcoming the classical Shannon limit on channel capacity and microwave signal processing.

Although it holds the promise for a substantial speed improvement, today’s communication infrastructure optics remains largely confined to the signal transport layer, as it lags behind electronics as far as signal processing is concerned. This situation will change in the near future as the tremendous growth of data traffic requires energy efficient and fully transparent all-optical networks. The book is written by leaders in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319382685
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	04/27/2016
Series:	Springer Series in Optical Sciences , #194
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

From the Contents: Pulse shaping and optical arbitrary waveform generation.- Temporal and spectral nonlinear pulse shaping methods in optical fibers.- Materials and structures for waveguide nonlinear photonics.- Optical regeneration.- All-optical nonlinear guided wave switching.- Wideband and noise-inhibited signal manipulation in dispersion engineered parametric mixers.