| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Review Articles | p. 1 |
| "Advances in Lightwave Systems Research" | p. 2 |
| "Fibre Optic Transmission Systems--Status and Trends in Japan" | p. 16 |
| The Application of Microwave Techniques in Lightwave Systems" | p. 24 |
| Fibers, Cables, Connectors and Splicing Techniques | p. 31 |
| "Basic Components and Fiber Optic Passive Components: Status and Trends in Japan" | p. 32 |
| "Optical Fiber Manufacturing Techniques" | p. 40 |
| "Recent Developments in Hermetically Coated Optical Fiber" | p. 52 |
| "Reliability of Optical Fibers, Cables, and Splices" | |
| "First Sea Trial of 1.5-[mu]m Submarine Optical Fiber Cable" | |
| "Lightwave Splicing and Connector Technology" | p. 70 |
| Light Sources and Transmitters | p. 91 |
| "Sources and Detectors for Optical Fiber Communication Applications: The First 20 Years"D.H. Newman | p. 92 |
| "Lasers and Photodetectors in Europe," | p. 109 |
| "Novel High Speed LED Transmitter for Single Mode Fibre and Wideband Loop Transmission Systems" | p. 122 |
| "High-Reliability Semiconductor Lasers for Optical Communications," | p. 124 |
| "Room-Temperature cw Operation of MBE-Grown GaInAs/AlInAs MQW Lasers in 1.5[mu]m Range" | p. 132 |
| "High-Power, Wide-Bandwidth 1.55 [mu]m-Wavelength GaInAsP/InP Distributed Feedback Laser" | p. 134 |
| Photodetectors And Receivers | p. 137 |
| "Optical Receivers for Lightwave Communication Systems" | p. 138 |
| "Planar Embedded InP/GaInAs p-i-n Photodiode for Very High-Speed Operation" | p. 158 |
| "Multigigabit-per-Second Avalanche Photodiode Lightwave Receivers" | p. 164 |
| Multiplexing Components and Techniques | p. 179 |
| "Review and Status of Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Technology and Its Application" | p. 180 |
| "60-Channel FM Video Subcarrier Multiplexed Optical Communication System" | p. 196 |
| S.P. Shipley and A. El Fatatry, "All Single-Mode Optical Fibre Wavelength-Tunable WDM with Very Narrow Pass/Stopband Separations," Electronics Letters, vol.23, pp.523-524, May 7, 1987 | p. 199 |
| G. Eisenstein, R.S. Tucker, S.K. Korotky, G. Raybon, J.J. Veselka, L.L. Buhl, A.H. Gnauck, B.L. Kasper, and R.C. Alferness, "Optical Time-Division Multiplexed Transmission System Experiment at 8 Gbit/s," Electronics Letters, vol.23, pp.1115-1116, October 8, 1987 | p. 201 |
| H. Toba, K. Oda, N. Takato, and K. Nosu, "5 GHz-Spaced, Eight-Channel Guided-Wave Tunable Multi/Demultiplexer for Optical FDM Transmission Systems," Electronics Letters, vol.23, pp.788-789, July 16, 1987 | p. 203 |
| H. Toba, K. Oda, K. Nosu, N. Takato, and H. Miyazawa, "5 GHz-Spaced, Eight-Channel Optical FDM Transmission Experiment Using Guided-Wave Tunable Demultiplexer," Electronics Letters, vol.24, pp.78-80, January 21, 1988 | p. 205 |
| B. Glance, K. Pollock, C.A. Burrus, B.L. Kasper, G. Eisenstein, and L.W. Stulz, "Densely Spaced WDM Coherent Optical Star Network," Electronics Letters, vol.23, pp.875-876, August 13, 1987 | p. 208 |
| Integrated Optics and Optoelectronics | p. 213 |
| E. Voges and A. Neyer, "Integrated-Optic Devices on LiNbO[subscript 3] for Optical Communication," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol.LT-5, pp.1229-1238, September 1987 | p. 214 |
| S.K. Korotky, A.H. Gnauck, B.L. Kasper, J.C. Campbell, J.J. Veselka, J.R. Talman, and A.R. McCormick, "8-Gbit/s Transmission Experiment over 68 km of Optical Fiber Using a Ti:LiNbO[subscript 3] External Modulator," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol.LT-5, pp.1505-1509, October 1987 | p. 224 |
| I. Hayashi, "Research Aiming for Future Optoelectronic Integration: The Optoelectronics Joint Research Laboratory," Proceedings of the IEE, Part J, vol.133, pp.237-244, June 1986 | p. 229 |
| A. Suzuki, K. Kasahara, and M. Shikada, "InGaAsP/InP Long Wavelength Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits (OEICs) for High-Speed Optical Fiber Communication Systems," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol.LT-5, pp.1479-1487, October 1987 | p. 237 |
| Analog Signal Transmission | p. 247 |
| W.I. Way, M. Krain, and R.S. Wolff, "1.3-[mu]m 35-km Fibre-Optic Microwave Multicarrier Transmission System for Satellite Earth Stations," Electronics Letters, vol.23, pp.400-402, April 9, 1987 | p. 248 |
| J.E. Bowers, A.C. Chipaloski, S. Boodaghians, and J.W. Carlin, "Long Distance Fiber-Optic Transmission of C-Band Microwave Signals to and from a Satellite Antenna," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol.LT-5, pp.1733-1741, December 1987 | p. 251 |
| C.M. Gee, G.K. Thurmond, I.L. Newberg, H.W. Yen, D. Lafaw, and B. Spink, "11-GHz Fiber Optic Links for Airborne Satellite Communications Applications," Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol.1, pp.67-70, April 1988 | p. 260 |
| Long-Distance Digital Transmission Systems | p. 265 |
| I. Jacobs, "Design Considerations for Long-Haul Lightwave Systems," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol.SAC-4, pp.1389-1395, December 1986 | p. 266 |
| S.K. Walker and L.C. Blank, "Progress in Long-Span, High-Capacity Optical Transmission System Research," Proceedings of the SPIE, vol.630, pp.9-19, 1986 | p. 273 |
| K.Y., Maxham, J.M. Dugan, M.A. McDonald, and C.R. Hogge, "1.13-Gbit/Lightwave Transmission System," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol.LT-5, pp.1510-1517, October 1987 | p. 284 |
| V. Nagarajan and G. Nordqvist, "Field Performance of 565 Mbit/s Optical Fibre Line System," Ericsson Review, vol.64, pp.42-48, 1987 | p. 292 |
| R.L. Smith and R. Whittington, "TAT-8: An Overview," British Telecommunications Engineering, vol.5, pp.148-152, July 1986 | p. 299 |
| M.G. Oberg, M.A. Olsson, L.A. Koszi, and G.J. Przybylek, "313 km. Transmission Experiment at 1 Gbit/s Using Optical Amplifiers and a Low-Chirp Laser," Electronics Letters, vol.24, pp.38-39, January 7, 1988 | p. 304 |
| R. Heidemann, U. Scholz, and B. Wedding, "5-Gbit/s Transmission System Experiment over 111 km of Optical Fibre," Electronics Letters, vol.23, pp.1030-1031, September 10, 1987 | p. 306 |
| M. Stern, D.J. Millicker, A.E. Elrefaie, and K. Runge, "Transmission at 1 Gbit/s over 7.4 km of Single-Mode Fibre Using an Edge-Emitting LED and PINFET Receiver, Electronics Letters, vol.23, pp.386-387, April 9, 1987 | p. 308 |
| S. Sasaki, M.M. Choy, and N.K. Cheung, "Effects of Dynamic Spectral Behavior and Mode-Partioning of 1550 nm Distributed Feedback Lasers on Gbit/s Transmission Systems," Electronics Letters, vol.24, pp.26-28, January 7, 1988 | p. 310 |
| Network Technology | p. 313 |
| S. Harashima and H. Kimura, "High-Speed and Broad-Band Communication Systems in Japan," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol.SAC-4, pp.565-572, July 1986 | p. 314 |
| K.E. Kneisel, W. Gerfen, and K. Hofig, "The Optical Fibre Overlay Network of the Deutsche Bundespost--An Approach from BIGFON Towards Broadband ISDN," Proceedings of the SPIE, vol.630, pp.2-8, 1986 | p. 322 |
| T.D. Nantz and W.J. Shenk, "Lightguide Applications in the Loop," ATandT Technical Journal, vol.66, no.1, pp.108-118, January-February 1987 | p. 329 |
| D. Rosenberger and H.H. Witte, "Optical LAN Activities in Europe," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol.LT-3, pp.432-437, June 1985 | p. 340 |
| R.J. Boehm, Y.C. Ching, C.G. Griffith, and F.A. Saal, "Standardized Fiber Optic Transmission Systems-Synchronous Optical Network View," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol.SAC-4, pp.1424-1431, December 1986 | p. 346 |
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