Preface |
Fiber Optic Communications Systems / Chapter 1: |
Historical Perspective / 1.1: |
The Basic Communications System / 1.2: |
Nature of Light / 1.3: |
Advantages of Fibers / 1.4: |
Applications of Fiber Optic Communications / 1.5: |
Summary and Discussion / 1.6: |
Problems |
References |
Optics Review / Chapter 2: |
Ray Theory and Applications / 2.1: |
Lenses / 2.2: |
Imaging / 2.3: |
Numerical Aperture / 2.4: |
Diffraction / 2.5: |
Lightwave Fundamentals / 2.6: |
Electromagnetic Waves / 3.1: |
Dispersion, Pulse Distortion, and Information Rate / 3.2: |
Polarization / 3.3: |
Resonant Cavities / 3.4: |
Reflection at a Plane Boundary / 3.5: |
Critical-Angle Reflections / 3.6: |
Integrated Optic Waveguides / 3.7: |
Dielectric-Slab Waveguide / 4.1: |
Modes in the Symmetric-Slab Waveguide / 4.2: |
Modes in the Asymmetric-Slab Waveguide / 4.3: |
Coupling to the Waveguide / 4.4: |
Dispersion and Distortion in the Slab Waveguide / 4.5: |
Integrated Optic Components / 4.6: |
Optic Fiber Waveguides / 4.7: |
Step-Index Fiber / 5.1: |
Graded-Index Fiber / 5.2: |
Attenuation / 5.3: |
Modes and Fields in Step-Index Fibers / 5.4: |
Modes and Fields in Graded-Index Fibers / 5.5: |
Pulse Distortion and Information Rate in Optic Fibers / 5.6: |
Construction of Optic Fibers / 5.7: |
Optic-Fiber Cables / 5.8: |
Optical Sources and Amplifiers / 5.9: |
Light-Emitting Diodes / 6.1: |
Light-Emitting-Diode Operating Characteristics / 6.2: |
Laser Principles / 6.3: |
Laser Diodes / 6.4: |
Laser-Diode Operating Characteristics / 6.5: |
Narrow-Spectral-Width and Tunable Laser Diodes / 6.6: |
Optical Amplifiers / 6.7: |
Fiber Lasers / 6.8: |
Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Diodes / 6.9: |
Light Detectors / 6.10: |
Principles of Photodetection / 7.1: |
Photomultiplier / 7.2: |
Semiconductor Photodiode / 7.3: |
PIN Photodiode / 7.4: |
Avalanche Photodiode / 7.5: |
Couplers and Connectors / 7.6: |
Connector Principles / 8.1: |
Fiber-End Preparation / 8.2: |
Splices / 8.3: |
Connectors / 8.4: |
Source Coupling / 8.5: |
Distribution Networks and Fiber Components / 8.6: |
Distribution Networks / 9.1: |
Directional Couplers / 9.2: |
Star Couplers / 9.3: |
Switches / 9.4: |
Fiber-Optical Isolator / 9.5: |
Wavelength-Division Multiplexing / 9.6: |
Fiber Bragg Gratings / 9.7: |
Arrayed-Waveguide Gratings / 9.8: |
MEMS Switches / 9.9: |
Other Components: Attenuator, Circulator, and Polarization Controller / 9.10: |
Modulation / 9.11: |
Light-Emitting-Diode Modulation and Circuits / 10.1: |
Laser-Diode Modulation and Circuits / 10.2: |
Analog-Modulation Formats / 10.3: |
Digital-Modulation Formats / 10.4: |
Electroabsorption Modulator / 10.5: |
Optic-Heterodyne Receivers / 10.6: |
Noise and Detection / 10.7: |
Thermal and Shot Noise / 11.1: |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio / 11.2: |
Error Rates / 11.3: |
Modal Noise, Mode-Partition Noise, Amplifier Noise, Laser Noise, and Jitter / 11.4: |
Other Sources of Noise / 11.5: |
Receiver Circuit Design / 11.6: |
System Design / 11.7: |
Design of Analog Systems / 12.1: |
Design of Digital Systems / 12.2: |
Answers to Selected Problems / 12.3: |
Bibliography |
Index |
Preface |
Fiber Optic Communications Systems / Chapter 1: |
Historical Perspective / 1.1: |