… the fiber link length L and output power from optical source, P 0, given by the following
expression [21]:(22) P R = P 0 e − α L In digital optical communication, the bit error rate (BER) for …

… Optical communications is a diverse and rapidly changing field, where experts in photonics,
communications… to meet the ever-increasing demands for higher capacity, lower cost, and …

… networks move towards mass broadband access in the vicinity of the end user and in the
direction of highperformance optical connections between cities. The current three-segment …

… Optical communications technology has enabled the doubling of the bit-rate-transmission
distance product every year. This trend has been sustained by depending on different …

… We demonstrate fast and efficient germanium-on-silicon p-i-n photodetectors for optical
communications, with responsivities as high as 0.89 and 0.75 A/W at 1.3 and 1.55 m, respectively…

… Current research also investigates optical communications from or to high-altitude platforms
(HAPs) [6], [7]. HAPs are aircraft or airships situated well above the clouds at typical heights …

… to be critical for the realization of future inter and intrachip optical communications [9]. In
this paper, we provide an overview of our results on optical receivers that combine Ge-on-silicon-…

… In this paper, we overview recent research in optical communications and focus on the … for
optical communications and network systems. The focus is optical communication components…

… nications standards for wireless and wired applications in the 1990’s, it is only very recently
that the application of OFDM to optical communication has been considered. This is partly …

… optical communication system, information is transmitted by light propagation inside an
optical … The effect of frequency chirping on the performance of optical communication systems …