Nanotechnology for Telecommunications

by Anwar; Sohail

• ISBN13: 9781420053258
• ISBN10: 1420053256
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-06-15
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

With its unique promise to revolutionize science, engineering, technology, and other fields, nanotechnology continues to profoundly impact associated materials, components, and systems, particularly those used in telecommunications. These developments are leading to easier convergence of related technologies, massive storage data, compact storage devices, and higher-performance computing.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Editors	p. xiii
Contributors	p. xvii
An Overview of Nanotechnology and Nanoscience	p. 1
Impact of Nanotechnology on Telecommunications	p. 23
Nanotechnology in Fiber-Optic Telecommunications: Power-Control Applications	p. 43
Nanotubes and Their Applications in Telecommunications	p. 75
Silicon Nanostructures for Optical Communications	p. 117
Nanostructured Optoelectronic Materials for Short-Wavelength Devices	p. 141
Nanophotonics for Emerging Optical Networks	p. 163
Crystalline Colloidal Array Photonic Crystal Optical Switching	p. 179
Processing of MEMS and NEMS	p. 207
System-Level Modeling of Nano-Electromechanical Systems	p. 229
MEMS-Based Wireless Communications	p. 241
Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata: The Prospective Technology for Digital Telecommunication Systems	p. 275
High-Electric-Field-Initiated Information Processing in Nanoelectronic Devices	p. 309
Packaging and Assembly of Microelectronic Devices and Systems	p. 335
An Architectural Perspective on Digital Quantum Switching	p. 373
Powering the Future with Nanotechnology	p. 385
Commercialization of Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Issues	p. 401
Glossary	p. 413
Index	p. 423
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