Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, 3rd Edition

by Govind P. Agrawal (The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York)

• ISBN13: 9780471215714
• ISBN10: 0471215716
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester * ".readers searching for a wide ranging and up-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 * Provides extensive details on the WDM technology and system design issues that have developed since the last edition* An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available from the Wiley editorial department.

Author Biography

GOVIND P. AGRAWAL is a professor at the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester and a Fellow of both the Optical Society of America and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He is the author or coauthor of over 300 research papers, book chapters, and monographs.

Table of Contents

Preface.

1. Introduction.

1.1 Historical Perspective.

1.2 Basic Concepts.

1.3 Optical Communication Systems.

1.4 Lightwave System Components.

2. Optical Fibers.

2.1 Geometrical-Optics Description.

2.2 Wave Propagation.

2.3 Dispersion in Single-Mo