Photonic Devices for Telecommunications

This book focuses on the basic topics of modelling and measurement of photonic devices and discusses the most modern tools for simulation and experimentaion available to engi- neers and physicists. - Presents and compares powerful methods for numerical modelling of photonic waveguide structures and for waveguide characterisation. - Explains extensively how to model distributed feedback (DFB) lasers, the key optical source for advanced communications systems, and how to experimentally determine accurately their main characteristics. - Investigates the potential of non-linear properties of semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) for fibre communications through detailed theoretical and experimental examination of the four wave mixing (FWM) effect. - Provides extensive referencing covering the latest reresearch results.
TOC: Mode Solvers and Related Methods.- Beam Propagation Methods.- Benchmark Tests and Modelling Tasks.- Methods for Waveguides Characterisation.- Comparison of Results Obtained by Different Methods.- Introductory Physics.- Modelling of DFB laser diodes.- Measurements on DFB lasers.- Parameter Extraction.- Why and how to study four-wave mixing.- Theory of four-wave mixing.- Measurement techniques and results.- Related topics.- Appendix.