chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Technological Growth and the Market Push -- chapter 3 Fundamentals of Interaction of Light with Matter -- chapter 4 Photonic Node -- chapter 5 Transmitters -- chapter 6 Couplers and Switches -- chapter 7 Multiplexers -- chapter 8 Receivers -- chapter 9 Amplifiers and Compensators -- chapter 10 New Technologies -- chapter 11 Materials, Fabrication, and Integration -- chapter 12 Advanced Microphotonic Devices -- chapter 13 Quantum Photonic Systems -- chapter 14 Future Systems and Their Applications -- chapter 15 Conclusion.