As the limits of electrical performance come within sight,
photons are poised to take over for the electron. But the search
continues for the materials, topologies, and fabrication
technologies capable of producing photonic devices at a
reasonable speed and cost. Taking a fundamentallook at the
development of photonic technology from the macro- to the
microscale, Applied Microphotonics introduces the major
principles and technologies underlying the field. Following an
overview of historical and commercial driving forces, the
authors briefly review the underlying physics, emphasizing the
practical and design implications for photonic systems. This
general discussion lays the foundation for the remainder of the
book, where the authors first introduce the photonic node and
then discuss each subsystem in detail, including transmitters,
couplers and switches, multiplexers and demultiplexers,
receivers, amplifiers, and compensators. The following chapters
explore new technologies such as photonicband gap structures