March 17, 2008 — The Light Brigade announces its newest menu-based DVD, titled Fiber Optic Active Devices. Filmed at OFC 2006 and 2007, this DVD provides a basic understanding of optical components from theory to operation. It serves as a primer for anyone involved with lasers, LEDs, detectors and optical amplifiers, whether they are used at the component or sub-assembly level, or in fiber optic transmission systems.
Active devices are electronic components made up of semiconductor materials that actively manipulate electrons to perform the intended function. They require a source of energy to operate and have an output that is a function of present and past input signals. Types of active devices include controlled power supplies, transistors, light sources, amplifiers, and transmitters.
Also covered are:
- The theory and fundamentals of electro-optical components.
- Optical sources, such as LEDs, VCSELs, laser diodes, and optical amplifiers.
- PIN, PIN-FET and APD detectors and their application in opto-electronic systems.
- Transmitters and receivers, and how active components are manufactured, integrated, and tested.
- Design and packaging for active optical components, and the roles of sources, detectors, transimpedance amplifiers, clock and data recovery, mux/demux, heat sinks and transponders.
- Transceiver modules, such as TOSA, ROSA, MSA, XENPACK, X2, XPAK, SPF, and XFP.
- How to employ test equipment with active devices to verify performance, quality and operation, and to characterize components.
The material is divided into menu-selectable chapters for easy access. The DVD’s bonus materials include an acronym list, a glossary of related terms, and a quiz with student and instructor versions.
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