TY  - BOOK
AU  - Agrawal,G.P.
TI  - Fiber-optic communication systems
T2  - Wiley series in microwave and optical engineering
SN  - 0471215716
AV  - TK5103.59 .A37 2002
U1  - 621.38275 23
PY  - 2002///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Wiley-Interscience
KW  - Optical communications
KW  - Fiber optics
N1  - "A Wiley-Interscience publication."; Previous ed.: 1997; Accompanied by: 1 computer disc (CD-ROM); Includes bibliographical references and index; 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-Mode Fibers; 2.4; Dispersion-Induced Limitations; 2.5; Fiber Losses; 2.6; Nonlinear Optical Effects; 2.7; Fiber Manufacturing --; 3; Optical Transmitters; 3.1; Basic Concepts; 3.2; Light-Emitting Diodes; 3.3; Semiconductor Lasers; 3.4; Control of Longitudinal Modes; 3.5; Laser Characteristics; 3.6; Transmitter Design --; 4; Optical Receivers; 4.1; Basic Concepts; 4.2; Common Photodetectors; 4.3; Receiver Design; 4.4; Receiver Noise; 4.5; Receiver Sensitivity; 4.6; Sensitivity Degradation; 4.7; Receiver Performance --; 5; Lightwave Systems; 5.1; System Architectures; 5.2; Design Guidelines; 5.3; Long-Haul Systems; 5.4; Sources of Power Penalty; 5.5; Computer-Aided Design --; 6; Optical Amplifiers; 6.1; Basic Concepts; 6.2; Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers; 6.3; Raman Amplifiers; 6.4; Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers; 6.5; System Applications --; 7; Dispersion Management; 7.1; Need for Dispersion Management; 7.2; Precompensation Schemes; 7.3; Postcompensation Techniques; 7.4; Dispersion-Compensating Fibers; 7.5; Optical Filters; 7.6; Fiber Bragg Gratings; 7.7; Optical Phase Conjugation; 7.8; Long-Haul Lightwave Systems; 7.9; High-Capacity Systems --; 8; Multichannel Systems; 8.1; WDM Lightwave Systems; 8.2; WDM Components; 8.3; System Performance Issues; 8.4; Time-Division Multiplexing; 8.5; Subcarrier Multiplexing; 8.6; Code-Division Multiplexing --; 9; Soliton Systems; 9.1; Fiber Solitons; 9.2; Soliton-Based Communications; 9.3; Loss-Managed Solitons; 9.4; Dispersion-Managed Solitons; 9.5; Impact of Amplifier Noise; 9.6; High-Speed Soliton Systems; 9.7; WDM Soliton Systems --; 10; Coherent Lightwave Systems; 10.1; Basic Concepts; 10.2; Modulation Formats; 10.3; Demodulation Schemes; 10.4; Bit-Error Rate; 10.5; Sensitivity Degradation; 10.6; System Performance; App. C; General Formula for Pulse Broadening --; App. D; Ultimate System Capacity
N2  - "Although intended primarily as a textbook for graduate students of fiber-optic communications, this book is also a valuable resource for undergraduate courses at the senior level and a valuable professional reference for researchers and engineers working in the fields of telecommunications and lightwave technology."--BOOK JACKET
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