Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  
• Report Organization
  
• Methodology
  
• Technology Review
  
  • What are LASERs
    
  • Optical Networking Market
    
  • Optical Networking Technology
    
  • Integrated Circuits (IC)
    
    • Materials Used in Making Lasers
      
  • Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)
    
  • Silicon Germanium (SiGe)
    
  • Gallium Arsenide (GaAs)
    
  • Aluminum Gallium Indium Arsenide (AlGaInAs)
    
  • Indium Phosphide (InP)
    
  • Indium Gallium Arsenide Phosphide (InGaAsP)
    
  • SONET Technology Review
    
  • Fiber Optic-based GigE
    
  • Types of Lasers
    
  • Properties of Optic Fibers
    
    • Fiber Optic History
      
    • Fiber Optic Physics
      
• Market Overview
  
• Forecast
  
  • Forecasts by Type
    
    • Slow Wire Speed and Short Range (Slow & SR)
      
    • Slow Wire Speed and Long Range (Slow & LR)
      
    • Fast Wire Speed and Short Range (Fast & SR)
      
    • Fast Wire Speed and Long Range (Fast & LR)
      
  • Shipment Forecast Summary
    
  • Revenue Forecast Summary
    
  • Revenue Forecast by Tunability
    
• Laser Makers
  
• Appendix A: Glossary

List of Tables

• Table 1. Speeds of the SONET and SDH Hierarchy
  
• Table 2. Modern Bands Present in Optic Fibers for Telecommunications
  
• Table 3. ITU Grid Spacing Across the C-band Versus Number of Channels
  
• Table 4. Slow Speed and Short Range Laser Forecast, 2001 - 2006
  
• Table 5. Slow Speed and Long Rang Laser Forecast, 2001 - 2006
  
• Table 6. Fast Speed and Short Range Laser Forecast, 2001 - 2006
  
• Table 7. Fast Speed and Long Range Laser Forecast, 2001 - 2006
  
• Table 8. Forecast of Shipments for the Laser Market, 2001 - 2006 (Units in Thousands)
  
• Table 9. Forecast of Revenues for the Laser Market, 2001 - 2006 (Revenues in $Millions)
  
• Table 10. Forecast of Revenues for the Laser Market, 2001 - 2006 (Revenues in $Billions)
  
• Table 11. All Known Laser Makers that Support Optical Networking

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Summary Chart for the Laser Market, 2001 - 2006
  
• Figure 2. Graphical Depiction How Electron Orbitals Produce Photons
  
• Figure 3. Graphical Depiction of the "Stimulated Emission of Radiation"
  
• Figure 4. General Overview of Optical Networking Segments
  
• Figure 5. Sample SONET/SDH Metro Network Configuration
  
• Figure 6. Optical Network Technology Infrastructure
  
• Figure 7. The Fundamental Components of an SPE
  
• Figure 8. The Addition of a New ADM to a Typical MAN
  
• Figure 9. Components that Work with Lasers in Modern Optical Networking Equipment
  
• Figure 10. Slow Speed and Short Range Laser Forecast, 2001 - 2006 (Ports in Millions, Revenues in $Billions)
  
• Figure 11. Slow Speed and Long Rang Laser Forecast, 2001 - 2006 (Ports in Millions, Revenues in $Billions)
  
• Figure 12. Fast Speed and Short Range Laser Forecast, 2001 - 2006 (Ports in Millions, Revenues in $Billions)
  
• Figure 13. Fast Speed and Long Range Laser Forecast, 2001 - 2006 (Ports in Millions, Revenues in $Billions)
  
• Figure 14. Forecast of Shipments for the Laser Market, 2001 - 2006 (Units in Millions)
  
• Figure 15. Forecast of Revenues for the Laser Market, 2001 - 2006 (Revenues in $Billions)
  
• Figure 16. Forecast of Revenues for the Laser Market, 2001 - 2006 (Revenues in $Billions)