Applications of Photonic Technology

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Fiber to the Digitally Passive Coax: The Multimedia Delivery Network of the Future?....Pages 1-10
The Role and Challenges of Fiber Optics Technology in the Access Telecommunications Network....Pages 11-14
Some Architectural Considerations for Large-Scale Fail-Safe ATM-SONET Networks....Pages 15-18
Design, Implementation, and System Integration for a Multi-Gigabit WDM Network....Pages 19-24
Laser Diode Frequency Control for Multiwavelength (WDM) Optical Communications....Pages 25-31
A Single-Hop Wavelength-Routed Local Area Network....Pages 33-36
OCRInet: An ATM Broadband Research Network....Pages 37-41
Efficient Coding and Mapping in Photon Communication Systems....Pages 43-47
Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in Optical Fibers with Distributed Gain....Pages 49-52
Limitations Imposed by Stimulated Raman Scattering on 1550 nm High-Energy Pulse Transmission....Pages 53-56
On a Formulation for the Pulse Jitter Induced by Spontaneous-Emission Noise of Optical Amplifiers....Pages 57-60
Multi-Dual Ring Connected Shuffle Network — A Better Architecture for WAN....Pages 61-65
An All-Optical Tunable Filter for Low-Crosstalk Wavelength Routing in WDM Networks....Pages 67-71
Bit-Error-Rate of an SCM/WDMA Optical Network Employing Polarization Scrambling under Optical Beat Interference....Pages 73-77
Influence of the Optical Fibre Dispersion on the Square Synchronizer Timing Jitter....Pages 79-82
Evolution of Pulse Parameters in Nonlinear Dispersive Fibers....Pages 83-86
Influence of the Nonuniform FM Response of DFB Lasers on CPFSK Lightwave Systems with Noncoherent Detection....Pages 87-91
A New Photonic Architecture for Simple Routing Processors....Pages 93-96
Algorithms for High-Performance Computing with Smart Pixels....Pages 97-100
Parallel Arithmetic on Optical Computers by Redundant Binary Number Representations....Pages 101-107
Bit Error Rate Analysis of Optical Data Links for Computer Communications....Pages 109-113
The Wavelength-Dependent Refractive Index Change Associated with the Blue to Pink Membrane Photochemical Conversion in Bacteriorhodopsin....Pages 115-121
Continuous Optical Associative Memory....Pages 123-126
Illumination and Data Collection Techniques for High Performance Time-Integrating Correlators....Pages 127-130
Optical Pattern Recognition Using the Wavelet Transform....Pages 131-134
Optical Real-Time Phase-Only Correlator Using Liquid Crystal Television....Pages 135-139
An Intelligent Optical Sensor....Pages 141-144
Design of an Opto-Electronic Beam Nulling Network for a Multiple-Beam Antenna....Pages 145-148
Semiconductor Laser Phase-Locking for Optical Beam Forming Networks....Pages 149-152
Prototype Model of an Optically Controlled Array Antenna....Pages 153-156
Photonics Applied to Phased Array Antennas: Work Done at Université Laval....Pages 157-162
Optical Signal Processing in Integral Transform Solution Applications in Particle Sizing....Pages 163-166
Analysis of Mode Switching Operation of Laser Diode by Phase Conjugate Light Injection....Pages 167-170
Design and Projected Performance of MODIS — A Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer for the Earth Observing System (EOS)....Pages 171-178
MIPAS: A Fourier Transform Spectrometer for Limb Sounding of the Atmosphere....Pages 179-182
A Polarimetric Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor....Pages 183-189
CCDs for the Lyman Fuse Mission....Pages 191-196
The Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) Instrument....Pages 197-200
AOTF-Based Forest Fire Sensor: Optical Design....Pages 201-206
The History of Laser Bathymetry....Pages 207-217
Arctic Lidar Measurements of the Middle Atmosphere....Pages 219-222
An Overview of Thermal Imagers and Their Basic Components....Pages 223-228
Refraction and Long-Range FLIR Images....Pages 229-234
Mirage Formation in the Infrared Region and Its Effects on Thermal Imaging Applications....Pages 235-240
Pulsed Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of Gases: Trace Gas Detection and Multiphoton Absorption Studies....Pages 241-244
3-D Blur Estimation and Restoration of Sequential Space-Based Infrared Images....Pages 245-252
Microscanning Setup for Focal Plane Arrays....Pages 253-256
Application of Multiresolution Transforms to Image Analysis and Enhancement....Pages 257-260
A New Clutter Model for SAR Images....Pages 261-264
Design and Realization of Fluorescent Images Analysis Algorithms for Noninvasive Tumor Diagnosis....Pages 265-270
An Optical Pressure Measurement System for Wind Tunnel Testing....Pages 271-274
High Speed Web Inspection Using Intelligent TDI Cameras....Pages 275-280
Distortion of Bar Code Signals in Laser Scanning....Pages 281-285
Application of CCD Detector in the Multifreedom Dynamic Measurement....Pages 287-292
Evaluation of Silicon Wafer Surface Quality by Coherent Radiation Scattering....Pages 293-300
Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors for Structural Sensing Applications....Pages 301-304
Flight Tests of Fiber-Optic Interferometric Strain Gauges for Load Monitoring of Aircraft Structures....Pages 305-309
Selected Applications of Fiber-Optic Sensors Based on Highly Birefringent Fibers in Engineering Mechanics....Pages 311-316
Bragg Intra-Grating Structural Sensing....Pages 317-320
Radiofrequency Subcarrier Encoded Fibre Optic Strain Gauge for Ground Anchors....Pages 321-324
Experiments with Fiberoptic Smart Skin Sensors Applied to Marine Vehicles....Pages 325-328
Smart Skins — A Step toward a Practical Fibre-Optic Sensor....Pages 329-334
A Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing System for Humidity Measurement....Pages 335-338
Fringe Beating Effects in a White-Light Interferometer....Pages 339-342
Active Wavelength Demodulation for Bragg Grating Strain Sensors....Pages 343-347
Analysis of Misalignment Sensitivity of a Hi-Bi Fiber-Based Interferometric Displacement Sensor....Pages 349-354
Analysis and Design of Interferometric Sensor Circuits....Pages 355-358
Angle Measurement by Geometric Polarisation Rotation in a Fibre Loop Reflector....Pages 359-362
The Application of Super-Resolution Adaptive Algorithms to Fringe Order Estimation in All-Optical-Fibre Interferometric Sensors....Pages 363-367
Dependence of Gain Spectrum and Threshold in SBS on Temperature Distribution in Fibers....Pages 369-372
Multi-Wavelength Combination Source — A Novel Technique for White Light Interferometry....Pages 373-377
An Optical Fibre Linear Position Sensor with Centimetre Scan Utilising White Light Interferometry and Two Light Sources of Widely Separated Wavelengths....Pages 379-382
Simultaneous Measurement of Strain and Acoustic Emission Using a Passive Homodyne Demodulated Fiber-Optic Sensor....Pages 383-386
Semiconductor Laser Overview....Pages 387-392
Implementation of Integrated Optic Systems with Active Waveguides, Passive Waveguides, and Optical Fibers....Pages 393-411
Techniques for Monolithically Fabricating Photonic Integrated Circuits....Pages 413-418
A Near Traveling Wave Semiconductor Laser Amplifier for Simultaneous Amplification, Detection and Discrimination....Pages 419-422
Small Signal Analysis of Frequency Chirp in Multiple Quantum Well Lasers....Pages 423-426
Broad Bandwidth Microwave Measurements of Materials Using Photoconductively-Pulsed Antennas....Pages 427-430
Soliton Switching in Semiconductor Directional Couplers....Pages 431-434
Design, Fabrication and Characterisation of High Speed GaAs MSMs for OEIC Applications....Pages 435-438
A Unique Capability of Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors: Multicolor and Multiband Response....Pages 439-442
Sofradir MCT IRFPAS: Technology and Products....Pages 443-448
An IR-Visible Converter for Spatially and Temporally Resolved IR-Image Detection....Pages 449-452
Nano-Composites: New Materials for Photonics?....Pages 453-456
Performance of Germanium and III-V Avalanche Photodiodes in the Detection of Single-Photons in the Near-Infrared....Pages 457-460
Limits to the Timing Performance of Single Photon Avalanche Diodes....Pages 461-465
Avalanche Photodiodes (APD) as Proportional Devices....Pages 467-470
Detection Efficiency and Dark Pulse Rate of Rockwell (SSPM) Single Photon Counters....Pages 471-474
Absolute Radiometry Using Correlated Photons....Pages 475-478
Fast Photoconductive Photodetectors Employing Iron-Diffusion into Epitaxial GaAs....Pages 479-482
Ultrasensitive Sub-Nanosecond Time-Gated Detection Using a Single Photon Avalanche Diode....Pages 483-488
Photon Counting Using a Large Area Avalanche Photodiode Cooled to 100 K....Pages 489-494
Ultra-Stable Narrowband Filters for Telecommunication Applications....Pages 495-498
A Light Controlled Optical Modulator in Silicon Technology....Pages 499-502
Asymmetric Silicon Infrared Waveguide Switches Based on Total Internal Reflection....Pages 503-506
Analysis and Fabrication of 45° Self-Aligned Integrated Mirrors on Dielectric Optical Waveguides....Pages 507-510
Potential Applications of Implanted Fused Silica as a Photosensitive Material for Planar Lightwave Circuits....Pages 511-514
Optical Delay Lines in High-Silica (SiO 2 /Si) Waveguides....Pages 515-518
An Experimental Apparatus for the Characterization of Thick-Film Optical Waveguides....Pages 519-525
Investigating the Performance of Off-Axis Diffractive Optical Elements (DOEs)....Pages 527-530
Dynamic Range Extension of Photosensitive Device Array....Pages 531-534
Remote Coupling in a Rib Arrow Coupler....Pages 535-538
Investigating Micromachined Thermal Emitters for Infrared Applications....Pages 539-542
Optimized IR Diffra Ctive Optical Elements....Pages 543-546
Measurement of Femtosecond Time Delay in Optical Materials Using Type-II Parametric Down Conversion....Pages 547-550
Ultra Short Pulse Propagation on Nonuniform Planar Transmission Lines....Pages 551-554
Diffractive Optical Element Beam Steering/Scanning Device....Pages 555-558
Integrated Luminescent-Concentrator Photodetector....Pages 559-562
Back Matter....Pages 563-566