Optical Communications Essentials

MASTER OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIS INFO-PACKED RESOURCE!

FASTER. CHEAPER. GREATER CAPACITY. These are the promises of optical communications. Optical Communications Essentials is a powerful learning tool for readers eager to master this cutting edge field and get substantial answers to technical and applications questions without getting buried in theoretical details.

Written in an instructive, easy-to-understand language by a world-class expert, this invaluable resource offers concise, 15 to 20 page, modules that use a minimum of math to thoroughly illustrate each topic. In addition to a wealth of informative illustrations, comparison tables, and optional offset sections for advanced topics, this comprehensive optical communications primer gives you:



* Explanations of how and why light travels along a fiber

* An understanding of transmission and specialty fibers

* Reasons why so many component types are needed

* Operational details of passive and active WDM devices

* Extensive DWDM and CWDM applications coverage

* Illustrations of impairments that affect system performance

* The concepts of network management

* Standards for design and evaluation of links and networks

* Descriptions of equipment needed for performance testing

* Overviews of fiber and component manufacturing issues

* Web access to an interactive performance simulation tool

No matter if youre a communications engineer or technician, a marketing person or telecom manager, a researcher or student -- Optical Communications Essentials will help you connect with the technology that will drive communications for years to come.

LEARN ABOUT:

* Optical Communications Terminology

* The Behavior of Light: Waves Versus Photons

* Standards for Optical Communications

* Optical Fibers, Cables, and Connectors

* Optical Amplifiers

* Passive and Active Optical Devices

* Photonic Transmission Equipment and Protocols

* Performance Tests and Measurements

* Optical Fiber Link and Network Designs

* CWDM and DWDM Applications

* Fiber and Component Manufacturing

* Network Management Concepts

Contents            

   Chapter 1: Basic Concepts of Communications Systems
   Chapter 2: Optical Communication Systems Overview
   Chapter 3: The Behavior of Light
   Chapter 4: Optical Fibers
   Chapter 5: Optical Fiber Cables
   Chapter 6: Light Sources and Transmitters
   Chapter 7: Photoiodes and Receivers
   Chapter 8: Connectors and Splices
   Chapter 9: Passive Optical Components
   Chapter 10: Active Optical Components
   Chapter 11: Optical Amplifiers
   Chapter 12: Wavelength Division Multiplexing
   Chapter 13: Constructing the WDM Network Puzzle
   Chapter 14: Performance Measures
   Chapter 15: Performance Impairments
   Chapter 16: Optical Link Design
   Chapter 17: Optical Networks
   Chapter 18: Network Management
   Chapter 19: Test and Measurement
   Chapter 20: Manufacturing Issues
    APPENDIX A: UNITS, PHYSICAL CONSTANTS, AND CONVERSION FACTORS
    APPENDIX B: ITU-T FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH GRID
    APPENDIX C: ACRONYMS
    INDEX