Fiber Optic Data Communication: Technology Advances and Futures (Hardcover)

Contributors
Preface
Pt. 1 Technology Advances
Ch. 1 History of Fiber Optics
Ch. 2 Market Analysis and Business Planning
Ch. 3 Small Form Factor Fiber Optic Connector
Ch. 4 Specialty Fiber Optic Cables
Ch. 5 Optical Wavelength Division Multiplexing for Data Communication Networks
Ch. 6 Optical Backplanes, Board and Chip Interconnects
Ch. 7 Parallel Computer Architectures Using Fiber Optics
Pt. 2 The Future
Ch. 8 Packaging Assembly Techniques
Ch. 9 InfiniBand - The Interconnect from Backplane to Fiber
Ch. 10 New Devices for Optoelectronics: Smart Pixels
Ch. 11 Emerging Technology for Fiber Optic Data Communication
Ch. 12 Manufacturing Challenges
App. A Measurement Conversion Tables
App. B Physical Constants
App. C Index of Professional Organizations
App. D OSI Model
App. E Network Standards and Documents
App. F Data Network Rates
App. G Other Datacom Developments
Acronyms
Glossary
Index