OPTICAL DEVICES IN COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTATION Edited by Peng Xi Optical Devices in Communication and Computation http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/2859 Edited by Peng Xi Contributors Mohammad Syuhaimi Ab-Rahman, V. Aboites, Y. Barmenkov, A. Kir'yanov, M. Wilson, Wei Li, Xunya Jiang, Po-Chang Wu, Wei Lee, Tetsuzo Yoshimura, Feng Liu, Biqin Dong, Xiaohan Liu, Lin Chen, Xu Guang Huang, Jin Tao, Duc Doan Hong, Fushinobu Kazuyoshi, Kyung M. Choi Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2012 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. 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Publishing Process Manager Dragana Manestar Typesetting InTech Prepress, Novi Sad Cover InTech Design Team First published September, 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechopen.com Optical Devices in Communication and Computation, Edited by Peng Xi p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0763-7 Contents Preface IX Section 1 Advances in Theoretical Analysis 1 Chapter 1 Zero Loss Condition Analysis on Optical Cross Add and Drop Multiplexer (OXADM) Operational Scheme in Point-to-Point Network 3 Mohammad Syuhaimi Ab-Rahman Chapter 2 Optical Resonators and Dynamic Maps 17 V. Aboites, Y. Barmenkov, A. Kir'yanov and M. Wilson Chapter 3 Electrodynamics of Evanescent Wave in Negative Refractive Index Superlens 37 Wei Li and Xunya Jiang Section 2 Novel Structures in Optical Devices 53 Chapter 4 Tunable and Memorable Optical Devices with One-Dimensional Photonic-Crystal/Liquid-Crystal Hybrid Structures 55 Po-Chang Wu and Wei Lee Chapter 5 Self-Organized Three-Dimensional Optical Circuits and Molecular Layer Deposition for Optical Interconnects, Solar Cells, and Cancer Therapy 81 Tetsuzo Yoshimura Chapter 6 Bio-Inspired Photonic Structures: Prototypes, Fabrications and Devices 107 Feng Liu, Biqin Dong and Xiaohan Liu Chapter 7 Optical Devices Based on Symmetrical Metal Cladding Waveguides 127 Lin Chen VI Contents Chapter 8 Nano-Plasmonic Filters Based on Tooth-Shaped Waveguide Structures 153 Xu Guang Huang and Jin Tao Section 3 Functional Optical Materials 175 Chapter 9 Fluidic Optical Devices Based on Thermal Lens Effect 177 Duc Doan Hong and Fushinobu Kazuyoshi Chapter 10 Novel Optical Device Materials – Molecular-Level Hybridization 199 Kyung M. Choi Preface Optical devices in communication and computation have indeed a significant impact on our daily life and will continually be the leading revolutionizing technology in upcoming decades. This book presents a comprehensive account on recent advances in optical devices in communication and computing. The first section, advances in theoretical analysis, gives solid mathematical analysis on zero loss condition for optical communication, dynamic maps in laser resonator, as well as evanescent wave for superlens effect. In the following section a series of novel structures aiming at applications such as solar cells, inter-connections, waveguide, optical memory, nano- plasmonic filtering, etc. are presented. Not only that the novel structural materials are used in biomedical cancer therapy, but also the nature inspires the design of innovative optical structures. In the third section, functional optical materials, such as molecular level hybridization and fluidic optical lens are reported. This book may serve as an invaluable reference for researchers working in optical communications and photonics as well as for engineers who are conceiving new developments based on the advances in this field. Peng Xi Peking University, Beijing, China . Preface Optical devices in communication and computation have indeed a significant impact on our daily life and will continually be the leading revolutionizing technology in upcoming decades include node termination, drop and add, routing, multiplexing and also providing mechanism of restoration for point-to-point, ring and mesh metropolitan and also customer access network in. include node termination, drop and add, routing, multiplexing and also providing mechanism of restoration for point-to-point, ring and mesh metropolitan and also customer access network in