Optical Communications Essentials

* 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)

Gerd Keiser is founder and president of PhotonicsComm Solutions, Inc., a firm specializing in consulting and education for the optical communications industry. (Visit www.PhotonicsComm.com.) He had extensive experience at Honeywell, GTE, and General Dynamics in optical networking technology for telecommunications applications, has served as Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University and Tufts University, and is a Fellow of the IEEE. The world-known author of McGraw-Hill's Optical Fiber Communications and Local Area Networks, he is also an Associate Editor of the technical journal Optical Fiber Technology. His popular books have been translated into Chinese, Japanese, and Italian. Gerd can be contacted at gerd.keiser@ieee.org.

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

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