This book provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the art of optical signal processing
technologies and devices. It presents breakthrough solutions for enabling a pervasive use of
optics in data communication and signal storage applications. It presents presents optical
signal processing as solution to overcome the capacity crunch in communication networks. The
book content ranges from the development of innovative materials and devices such as graphene
and slow light structures to the use of nonlinear optics for secure quantum information
processing and overcoming the classical Shannon limit on channel capacity and microwave signal
processing.Although it holds the promise for a substantial speed improvement today's
communication infrastructure optics remains largely confined to the signal transport layer as
it lags behind electronics as far as signal processing is concerned. This situation will change
in the near future as the tremendous growth of data traffic requires energy efficient and fully
transparent all-optical networks. The book is written by leaders in the field.
