Optical Interconnection: Foundations and

Publisher Marketing: This work presents an introduction, by leading experts in the field, to optical designs for handling the efficient routing of photonic information. This book fully explains electrical versus optical issues, the promise and diversity of optical interconnection, and the advantages, costs and tradeoffs. The reproducability, manufacturability, testability, and reliability are discussed at length for each design approach given. The text rigorously examines the real optical interconnection issues. Contributor Bio:  Tocci, Christopher S Tocci is currently senior staff physicist at the Baird Corporation, Bedford, MA. Contributor Bio:  Caulfield, H John Caulfield is the university eminent scholar at Alabama A&M University.