Optical Communications Essentials
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Chapter 1: Basic Concepts of Communications SystemsChapter 2: Optical Communication Systems OverviewChapter 3: The Behavior of LightChapter 4: Optical FibersChapter 5: Optical Fiber CablesChapter 6: Light Sources and TransmittersChapter 7: Photoiodes and ReceiversChapter 8: Connectors and SplicesChapter 9: Passive Optical ComponentsChapter 10: Active Optical ComponentsChapter 11: Optical AmplifiersChapter 12: Wavelength Division MultiplexingChapter 13: Constructing the WDM Network PuzzleChapter 14: Performance MeasuresChapter 15: Performance ImpairmentsChapter 16: Optical Link DesignChapter 17: Optical NetworksChapter 18: Network ManagementChapter 19: Test and MeasurementChapter 20: Manufacturing IssuesAPPENDIX A: UNITS, PHYSICAL CONSTANTS, AND CONVERSION FACTORSAPPENDIX B: ITU-T FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH GRIDAPPENDIX C: ACRONYMSINDEX
Chapter 3: The Behavior of LightChapter 4: Optical FibersChapter 5: Optical Fiber CablesChapter 6: Light Sources and TransmittersChapter 7: Photoiodes and ReceiversChapter 8: Connectors and SplicesChapter 9: Passive Optical ComponentsChapter 10: Active Optical ComponentsChapter 11: Optical AmplifiersChapter 12: Wavelength Division MultiplexingChapter 13: Constructing the WDM Network PuzzleChapter 14: Performance MeasuresChapter 15: Performance ImpairmentsChapter 16: Optical Link DesignChapter 17: Optical NetworksChapter 18: Network ManagementChapter 19: Test and MeasurementChapter 20: Manufacturing IssuesAPPENDIX A: UNITS, PHYSICAL CONSTANTS, AND CONVERSION FACTORSAPPENDIX B: ITU-T FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH GRIDAPPENDIX C: ACRONYMSINDEX
Chapter 5: Optical Fiber CablesChapter 6: Light Sources and TransmittersChapter 7: Photoiodes and ReceiversChapter 8: Connectors and SplicesChapter 9: Passive Optical ComponentsChapter 10: Active Optical ComponentsChapter 11: Optical AmplifiersChapter 12: Wavelength Division MultiplexingChapter 13: Constructing the WDM Network PuzzleChapter 14: Performance MeasuresChapter 15: Performance ImpairmentsChapter 16: Optical Link DesignChapter 17: Optical NetworksChapter 18: Network ManagementChapter 19: Test and MeasurementChapter 20: Manufacturing IssuesAPPENDIX A: UNITS, PHYSICAL CONSTANTS, AND CONVERSION FACTORSAPPENDIX B: ITU-T FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH GRIDAPPENDIX C: ACRONYMSINDEX
Chapter 7: Photoiodes and ReceiversChapter 8: Connectors and SplicesChapter 9: Passive Optical ComponentsChapter 10: Active Optical ComponentsChapter 11: Optical AmplifiersChapter 12: Wavelength Division MultiplexingChapter 13: Constructing the WDM Network PuzzleChapter 14: Performance MeasuresChapter 15: Performance ImpairmentsChapter 16: Optical Link DesignChapter 17: Optical NetworksChapter 18: Network ManagementChapter 19: Test and MeasurementChapter 20: Manufacturing IssuesAPPENDIX A: UNITS, PHYSICAL CONSTANTS, AND CONVERSION FACTORSAPPENDIX B: ITU-T FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH GRIDAPPENDIX C: ACRONYMSINDEX
Chapter 9: Passive Optical ComponentsChapter 10: Active Optical ComponentsChapter 11: Optical AmplifiersChapter 12: Wavelength Division MultiplexingChapter 13: Constructing the WDM Network PuzzleChapter 14: Performance MeasuresChapter 15: Performance ImpairmentsChapter 16: Optical Link DesignChapter 17: Optical NetworksChapter 18: Network ManagementChapter 19: Test and MeasurementChapter 20: Manufacturing IssuesAPPENDIX A: UNITS, PHYSICAL CONSTANTS, AND CONVERSION FACTORSAPPENDIX B: ITU-T FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH GRIDAPPENDIX C: ACRONYMSINDEX
Chapter 11: Optical AmplifiersChapter 12: Wavelength Division MultiplexingChapter 13: Constructing the WDM Network PuzzleChapter 14: Performance MeasuresChapter 15: Performance ImpairmentsChapter 16: Optical Link DesignChapter 17: Optical NetworksChapter 18: Network ManagementChapter 19: Test and MeasurementChapter 20: Manufacturing IssuesAPPENDIX A: UNITS, PHYSICAL CONSTANTS, AND CONVERSION FACTORSAPPENDIX B: ITU-T FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH GRIDAPPENDIX C: ACRONYMSINDEX
Chapter 13: Constructing the WDM Network PuzzleChapter 14: Performance MeasuresChapter 15: Performance ImpairmentsChapter 16: Optical Link DesignChapter 17: Optical NetworksChapter 18: Network ManagementChapter 19: Test and MeasurementChapter 20: Manufacturing IssuesAPPENDIX A: UNITS, PHYSICAL CONSTANTS, AND CONVERSION FACTORSAPPENDIX B: ITU-T FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH GRIDAPPENDIX C: ACRONYMSINDEX
Chapter 15: Performance ImpairmentsChapter 16: Optical Link DesignChapter 17: Optical NetworksChapter 18: Network ManagementChapter 19: Test and MeasurementChapter 20: Manufacturing IssuesAPPENDIX A: UNITS, PHYSICAL CONSTANTS, AND CONVERSION FACTORSAPPENDIX B: ITU-T FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH GRIDAPPENDIX C: ACRONYMSINDEX
Chapter 17: Optical NetworksChapter 18: Network ManagementChapter 19: Test and MeasurementChapter 20: Manufacturing IssuesAPPENDIX A: UNITS, PHYSICAL CONSTANTS, AND CONVERSION FACTORSAPPENDIX B: ITU-T FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH GRIDAPPENDIX C: ACRONYMSINDEX
Chapter 19: Test and MeasurementChapter 20: Manufacturing IssuesAPPENDIX A: UNITS, PHYSICAL CONSTANTS, AND CONVERSION FACTORSAPPENDIX B: ITU-T FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH GRIDAPPENDIX C: ACRONYMSINDEX
APPENDIX A: UNITS, PHYSICAL CONSTANTS, AND CONVERSION FACTORSAPPENDIX B: ITU-T FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH GRIDAPPENDIX C: ACRONYMSINDEX
APPENDIX C: ACRONYMSINDEX
* The most comprehensive introduction to optical communications available anywhere--from the author of Optical Fiber Communications, the field's leading text
* Concise, illustrated module-style chapters quickly bring non-specialists up-to-speed
* Extensive DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) coverage
* Advanced topics and limited math covered in side-bars'
* Free space optical (wireless fiber optics)