Exotic effects of slow light have been observed in the laboratory. But most currently available texts do not explore the wider field of slow light in photonic structures and optical fibers. Reflecting recent research, this book presents a comprehensive introduction to slow light and its potential applications, including storage, switching,...

The optical networking technology that suffered in the post - dot - com crash several years ago has since recovered and is once again poised for rapid growth due to the exhaustion of available bandwidth. Today, photonics networks transport Internet data over large distances in long - haul and metropolitan networks. Improvements in...

The first comprehensive textbook on the optical properties of photonic crystals. It deals not only with the properties of the radiation modes inside the crystals but also with their peculiar optical response to external fields. Has consistently been a good seller (sometimes best-seller) at Optical Society of America meetings. Important recent...

System architects and engineers in fields such as storage networking, desktop computing, electrical power distribution, and telecommunications need a common and flexible way of managing heterogeneous devices and services. Web-Based Enterprise Management WBEM and its Component Information Model (CIM) provide the architecture, language,...

* Study various optical communication principles as well as communication methodologies in an optical fiber
* Design and evaluate optical components in a DWDM network
* Learn about the effects of noise in signal...