Photonics: Maintaining Competitiveness in the Information Era -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- INFORMATION PROCESSING -- OPTICAL STORAGE AND DISPLAY -- OPTICAL SENSORS -- POLICY ISSUES -- 1 Introduction -- ADDITIONAL READING -- 2 Opportunities in Telecommunications -- INTRODUCTION -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS: DESCRIPTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY STATUS -- Long-Distance and Moderate-Distance Point-to-Point Connections -- Local Area Networks -- Metropolitan Area Networks -- Broadband Integrated Service Digital Networks -- Photonic Technologies Within Equipment -- Photonic Networks -- Military Telecommunications -- ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES -- Long-Distance and Moderate-Distance Point-to-Point Connections -- Enabling Technologies Ripe for Development -- Enabling Technologies Requiring Continuing Research -- Local Area Networks and Broadband Integrated Services Digital Networks -- Enabling Technologies Ripe for Development -- Enabling Technologies Requiring Continued Research -- Photonic Technologies Within Equipment -- Enabling Technologies Ripe for Development -- Enabling Technologies Requiring Continued Research -- Photonic Networks -- Enabling Technologies Requiring Continued Research -- Military Applications -- Enabling Technologies Ripe for Development -- Enabling Technologies Requiring Continued Research -- THE IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT OF STANDARDS AND MODULARIZATION -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 3 Opportunities in Information Processing -- INTRODUCTION -- CURRENT TECHNOLOGICAL STATUS -- Digital Technology -- Analog Technology -- PHOTONICS LEVERAGE -- AREAS RIPE FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT -- Digital Interconnect Technology -- Analog Technology -- AREAS APPROPRIATE FOR SUSTAINED RESEARCH -- Digital Interconnect Technology -- Analog Technology -- Materials and Algorithms -- Digital Optical Devices.

CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 4 Opportunities in Storage and Display -- INTRODUCTION -- OPTICAL STORAGE -- Importance of Optical Storage -- Storage Systems -- Technology Elements -- Media -- Read/Write Head -- Storage System Architecture -- Competitive Environment -- Key Enabling Technology Needs -- Key Research Areas -- OPTICAL DISPLAYS -- Importance of Optical Displays -- Display Status -- Flat Panel Displays -- Photonic Displays -- Interactive Displays -- Key Enabling Technology Needs -- Key Research Areas -- REFERENCES -- 5 Opportunities in Sensor Technology -- INTRODUCTION -- PHOTONIC SENSORS -- FIBER SENSORS -- SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICES -- ENABLING TECHNIQUES -- REFERENCES -- 6 Policy Issues and Recommendations -- COMPETITIVENESS -- Recommendations -- EDUCATION IN PHOTONICS -- SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT FOR PHOTONICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- Recommendation -- SUGGESTIONS FOR A NATIONAL PHOTONICS PROJECT -- REFERENCES -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Panel and Subcommittee Members -- Subcommittees -- Appendix B Workshop and Other Outside Speakers -- Other Outside Speakers -- Appendix C Selected Professional Societies, Journals, Review Articles, and Reports -- Selected U.S. Professional Societies Concerned with Photonics -- Selected Journals with Major Photonics Content -- Selected Review Articles and Books Concerning Photonics -- NAS, NAE, and NRC Reports on Competitiveness (National Academy Press) -- Appendix D Technology Status of Optical Telecommunications -- Lasers -- Fiber and Cables -- Passive Components -- Connectors -- Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (WDM) Components for Filtering, Multiplexing, and Demultiplexing -- Fiber Backplane and Other Optical Interconnects -- Other Passive Components -- Photonic Switches -- Optical Amplifiers -- Integration And Packaging -- Receiver Subsystems -- Long-Wavelength Avalanche Photodectectors.

Appendix E Fiber-Optic Sensor Performance -- High-Performance Devices -- Control Sensors -- Appendix F.