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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139500103321

Autore

Lecoy Pierre

Titolo

Fiber-optic communications [[electronic resource] /] / Pierre Lecoy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : ISTE

Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2008

ISBN

1-282-25393-X

9786613814586

0-470-61138-3

0-470-39399-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (363 p.)

Collana

ISTE ; ; v.51

Disciplina

621.382/75

621.38275

Soggetti

Optical fiber communication

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of Télécoms sur fibres optiques, 3. éd., rev. et augm., published: Paris : Hermès Science/Lavoisier, 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-328) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Fiber-Optic Communications; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. Multimode Optical Fibers; 1.1. Overview of optics; 1.1.1. Introduction; 1.1.2. Propagation of harmonic plane waves; 1.1.3. Light rays; 1.1.4. Dielectric diopter; 1.1.5. Reflection of a plane wave on a diopter; 1.1.6. Reflection coefficient; 1.1.7. Total reflection; 1.2. Dielectric waveguide; 1.2.1. Planar dielectric waveguide model; 1.2.2. Notion of propagation modes; 1.2.3. Case of the asymmetric guide; 1.2.4. Dispersion; 1.3. Multimode optical fibers; 1.3.1. Definition; 1.3.2. Multimode step-index fiber

1.3.3. Multimode graded-index fiber1.4. Propagation in multimode optical fibers; 1.4.1. Ray paths; 1.4.2. Propagation equation resolution; 1.4.3. Different ray types; 1.4.3.1. Meridional rays; 1.4.3.2. Skew rays; 1.4.4. Modes of propagation; 1.5. Dispersion in multimode optical fibers; 1.5.1. Intermodal dispersion; 1.5.2. Pulse broadening calculation; 1.5.2.1. In step-index fibers; 1.5.2.2. In graded-index fibers; 1.5.3. Chromatic dispersion; 1.5.4. Time-domain response of multimode fibers; 1.5.5. Multimode fiber bandwidth; 1.5.6. Mode



coupling; 1.5.7. Modal noise

1.6. Appendix: detail of calculation in section 1.4.2Chapter 2. Single-Mode Optical Fibers; 2.1. Fiber optic field calculation; 2.1.1. Electromagnetic equations; 2.1.2. Solution for step-index fiber optics; 2.1.2.1. General form; 2.1.2.2. Transverse components; 2.1.3. Mode calculation method; 2.1.4. Nature of modes; 2.1.4.1. Transverse modes; 2.1.4.2. Hybrid modes; 2.1.5. Cut-off frequency; 2.1.6. Aspect of modes; 2.2. Single-mode fiber characteristics; 2.2.1. Single-mode propagation condition; 2.2.2. Gaussian single-mode fiber model; 2.2.3. Single-mode fiber parameters

2.3. Dispersion in single-mode fibers2.3.1. Chromatic dispersion; 2.3.2. Practical calculation; 2.3.3. Cancellation of chromatic dispersion; 2.3.4. Depressed inner cladding fibers; 2.3.5. Different types of single-mode fibers; 2.3.5.1. Standard fiber; 2.3.5.2. Dispersion shifted fiber; 2.3.5.3. Non-zero dispersion shifted fiber; 2.3.6. Chromatic dispersion compensation; 2.4. Polarization effects in single-mode fibers; 2.4.1. Birefringence of optical fibers; 2.4.2. Induced birefringence; 2.4.3. Polarization dispersion; 2.5. Non-linear effects in optical fibers; 2.5.1. Introduction

2.5.2. Raman scattering2.5.3. Brillouin scattering; 2.5.4. Kerr effect; 2.5.5. Consequences of the Kerr effect; 2.5.6. Soliton propagation; 2.5.6.1. Description; 2.5.6.2. Soliton equation; 2.5.6.3. Soliton transmission systems; 2.6. Microstructured (photonic) optical fibers; 2.6.1. Introduction; 2.6.2. Photonic bandgap; 2.6.3. Photonic waveguides; 2.6.4. Photonic crystal fibers; 2.6.5. Hollow fibers; Chapter 3. Fiber Optics Technology and Implementation; 3.1. Optical fiber materials and attenuation; 3.1.1. Different types of optical fibers; 3.1.2. Intrinsic attenuation of silica fibers

3.1.3. Plastic fibers

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes in a comprehensive manner the components and systems of fiber optic communications and networks.?The first?section explains the theory?of multimode and single-mode fibers, then the technological features, including manufacturing, cabling, and connecting.?The second?section describes the various components (passive and active optical components, integrated optics, opto-electronic transmitters and receivers, and optical amplifiers) used in fiber optic systems. Finally, the optical transmission system design is explained, and applications to optical networks and fiber optic se