Hybrid Integrated Components For Optical Fiber Communication And Instrumentation Systems

Abstract

The integration and standardization of optoelectronic components seem to lead to the next stage:3 of optical fibre technology development. Both processes concern components of normalized optical and electrical inputs/ outputs - as far as dimensions and signal formats are concerned - with very strictly stated mutual dependencies between two different levels of the signal /taking also internal hybrid feed-backs into account/. The work attempts to introduce into broad problems covered by mentioned two processes and is composed of three parts: a digest of the topic, presentation of main groups of hybrid optoelectronic components for optical fibre transmission and instrumentation systems and debate of experimental results. We have presented general assumptions and main directions of hybrid and then monolithic integration of optoelectronic components for optical fibre technology. Certain aspects of mentioned two levels of integration have been compared. An arbitrary classification of main groups of hybrid optoelectronic components /HOCs/ and devices has been performed, from the point of View of own laboratory experiments. The following groups have been distinguished among HOCs: multisegmental, multiple and hybrid photoemitters, hybrid photodetectors with with complex optical fibre cone or loop couplers and filters, photoemitter/photodetector coupled pair type of HOCs, and also integrated transmitters, receivers and transceivers for optical fibre transmission and instrumentation systems.