This book consists of a total of nine chapters. Chapter 1 discuss the
general introduction about the subject including a brief review of
optical waveguides and switches as well as a brief outline of the
objectives. Chapter 2 aim the study and design of optical gates such as
NOT gate, AND gate, OR gate, universal gates (NAND/NOR) and XOR/XNOR
gates. In Chapter 3, multiplier and comparator device based on
Mach-Zehnder Interferometers (MZIs) have been discussed. Chapter 4
consists of full adder/subtractor and reversible adder using MZIs.
Chapter 5 describes the pseudorandom binary sequence generator, bit
pattern recognition, sequence generator, parity generator/checker and
binary to BCD converter device. Chapter 6 consists of the D-flip flop,
T-flip flop, synchronous up counter, twisted ring counter, and optical
universal shift register device. Chapter 7 elaborates the various signal
routers based on MZIs. Chapter 8 deals with a temperature sensor and a
sensor for bio-medical applications and Chapter 9 describes the factors
affecting the performance of devices. These mentioned optical WDM
components exhibit wide commercial applications in DWDM optical network
area.