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| Contributors | |
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| Preface | |
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| Technology Advances | |
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| History of Fiber Optics | |
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| Earliest Civilization to the Printing Press | |
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| The Next 500 Years: Printing Press to Year 2000 | |
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| Fiber Optic Communication Advancement, 1950-2000 | |
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| Communication Storage and Retrieval | |
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| Future of Fiber Optic Communications, 2000-2050 | |
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| References | |
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| Market Analysis and Business Planning | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Need for Applications | |
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| Supporting Technology Infrastructure | |
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| Implementing a Market Survey | |
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| Business Planning | |
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| Summary | |
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| Market Analysis on a Transmitter | |
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| Optical Subassembly | |
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| Industry Description and Outlook | |
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| World Fiber Optics Industry | |
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| Target Markets | |
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| Competition | |
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| Position | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Small Form Factor Fiber Optic Connectors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| MT-RJ Connector | |
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| SC-DC Connector | |
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| VF-45 Connector | |
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| LC Connector | |
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| Other Types of SFF Connectors | |
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| Transceivers | |
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| SFF Comparison | |
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| References | |
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| Specialty Fiber Optic Cables | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Fabrication of Conventional Fiber Cables | |
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| Fiber Transport Services | |
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| Polarization Controlling Fibers | |
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| Dispersion Controlling Fibers | |
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| Photosensitive Fibers | |
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| Plastic Optical Fiber | |
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| Optical Amplifiers | |
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| Futures | |
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| References | |
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| Optical Wavelength Division Multiplexing for Data Communication Networks | |
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| Introduction and Background | |
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| Wavelength Multiplexing | |
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| Commercial WDM Systems | |
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| Intelligent Optical Internetworking | |
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| Future Directions and Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Optical Backplanes, Board and Chip Interconnects | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Frame-to-Frame Interconnections | |
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| Optical Backplanes | |
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| Optical Board Interconnects | |
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| Optical Chip Interconnections | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Parallel Computer Architectures Using Fiber Optics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Historical and Current Processors | |
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| Detailed Architecture Descriptions | |
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| Optically Interconnected Parallel Supercomputers | |
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| Parallel Futures | |
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| References | |
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| The Future | |
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| Packaging Assembly Techniques | |
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| Packaging Assembly--Overview | |
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| Optoelectronic Packaging Overview | |
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| Component Level Optoelectronic Packaging | |
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| Module Level Optoelectronic Packaging | |
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| System Level Optoelectronic Packaging | |
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| References | |
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| InfiniBand--The Interconnect from Backplane to Fiber | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Infiniband Link Layer | |
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| Optical Signal and Jitter Methodology | |
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| Optical Specifications | |
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| Optical Receptacle and Connector | |
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| Fiber Optic Cable Plant Specifications | |
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| References | |
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| New Devices for Optoelectronics: Smart Pixels | |
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| Historical Perspective | |
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| Multiple Quantum Well Devices | |
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| Smart Pixel Technology | |
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| Design Considerations | |
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| Applications | |
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| Future Trends and Directions | |
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| References | |
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| Emerging Technology for Fiber Optic Data Communication | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Architecture of All-Optical Network | |
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| Tunable Transmitter | |
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| Tunable Receiver | |
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| Optical Amplifier | |
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| Wavelength Multiplexer/Demultiplexer | |
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| Wavelength Router | |
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| Wavelength Converter | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Manufacturing Challenges | |
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| Customer Requirements--Trends | |
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| Manufacturing Requirements--Trends | |
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| Manufacturing Alternatives | |
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| Measurement Conversion Tables | |
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| Physical Constants | |
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| Index of Professional Organizations | |
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| OSI Model | |
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| Network Standards and Documents | |
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| Data Network Rates | |
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| Other Datacom Developments | |
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| Acronyms | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |