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Fiber-optic communication systems have advanced dramatically over the last four decades, since the era of copper cables, resulting in low-cost and high-bandwidth transmission. Fiber optics is now the backbone of the internet and long-distance telecommunication. Without it we would not enjoy the benefits of high-speed internet, or low-rate international telephone calls. This book introduces the basic concepts of fiber-optic communication in a pedagogical way. The important mathematical results...

"Readers searching for a wide ranging and up-to-date view of fibre optic communication systems would do well to purchase this book." - "International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education" (on the second edition). This comprehensive, up-to-date account of fiber-optic communication focuses on the physics and technology behind fiber-optic communication systems while covering both the systems and components aspects. It provides extensive details on the WDM technology and system design issues...

During the past years a new technology has become increasingly accepted in the field of communication transmission via cables. In contrast to copper cable technology, here signals are transmitted optically with the aid of optical waveguides - also called optical fibres. This development was supported by the availability of suitable semiconductor components such as lasers, light emitting diodes and photodiodes. At the same time, digital transmission systems already in operation were upgraded to m...

This book summarizes the proceedings of the invited talks presented at the "International Symposium on Massive TDM and WDM Optical Soliton Tra- mission Systems" held in Kyoto during November 9-12, 1999. The symposium is the third of the series organized by Research Group for Optical Soliton C- munications (ROSC) chaired by Akira Hasegawa. The research group, ROSC, was established in Japan in April 1995 with a support of the Japanese Ministry of Post and Telecommunications to promote collaboratio...

This book focuses on a research field that is rapidly emerging as one of the most promising ones for the global optics and photonics community: the "lab-on-fiber" technology. Inspired by the well-established "lab on-a-chip" concept, this new technology essentially envisages novel and highly functionalized devices completely integrated into a single optical fiber for both communication and sensing applications.Based on the R&D experience of some of the world's leading authorities in the fields of...

Proceedings of SPIE present the original research papers presented at SPIE conferences and other high-quality conferences in the broad-ranging fields of optics and photonics. These books provide prompt access to the latest innovations in research and technology in their respective fields. Proceedings of SPIE are among the most cited references in patent literature.

Focusing on helping researchers and engineers involved in III-V compound semiconductor thin film growth and processing, this text shows the mechanism of degradation, detailing the major degradation modes of optical devices fabricated from three different systems, and describing methods for elimination of defect-generating mechanisms.

Data transmission is migrating from copper to fiber optic conductors. Network managers know they have to react fast but don't know how to proceed. Even the most sophisticated are unfamiliar with the fiber components their systems will be handling over the next 18 months, and there's almost no field experience to turn to. Held explains, in the language network people are used to hearing, how fiber-based components will work in the environment you've already got, and how they will alter the enviro...

The book, now in its third edition, is thoroughly revised and updated as per the new syllabi of Optical Fiber Communication of various universities. The material is well-presented and designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students pursuing courses in Electrical Engineering, and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. The book offers a completely accessible and in-depth knowledge of the principles and applications of optical fiber communication (OFC). It deals with materials, device...

Non-crystalline solid tellurite glasses continue to intrigue both academic and industry researchers not only because of their many technical applications, but also because of a fundamental interest in understanding their microscopic mechanisms.Tellurite Glasses Handbook: Physical Properties and Data is the first and only comprehensive sourc

Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest industry standards and technological changes, this easy-to-use text is your guide to today's fiber optics technology. Emphasizing both theoretical and practical aspects of fibers and connectors, this introductory book best prepares the future technician.

This text provides an overview of Interferometric Fibre Optic Gyros (IFOG), beginning with an historical review of IFOG development. It includes a fundamental exposition of basic principles and a discussion of devices and components. The book concludes with industry reports on state-of-the-art activity. With several chapters contributed by principal developers of this solid-state device, the result is a work which should serve as a useful resource for researchers, students and users of IFOGs. Ke...

This book is concerned with providing a fundamental basis for understanding the alloy-gas oxidation and corrosion reactions observed in practice and in the laboratory. Starting with a review of the enabling thermodynamic and kinetic theory, it analyzes reacting systems of increasing complexity. It considers in turn corrosion of a pure metal by a single oxidant and by multi-oxidant gases, followed by corrosion of alloys producing a single oxide then multiple reaction products. The concept of "...