Optical Fiber Telecommunications III

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Thomas L. Koch
Academic Press, May 7, 1997 - Technology & Engineering - 784 pages
Updated to include the latest information on light wave technology, Optical Fiber Telecommunication III, Volumes A & B are invaluable for scientists, students, and engineers in the modern telecommunications industry. This two-volume set includes the most current research available in optical fiber telecommunications, light wave technology, and photonics/optoelectronics. The authors cover important background concepts such as SONET, coding device technology, andWOM components as well as projecting the trends in telecommunications for the 21st century.

Key Features* One of the hottest subjects of today's technology* Includes the most up-to-date research available in optical fiber telecommunications* Projects the trends in telecommunications for the 21st century
 

Contents

Chapter 2 SONET and ATM
13
Chapter 3 Coding and Error Correction in Optical Fiber Communications Systems
42
Chapter 4 Advances in Fiber Design and Processing
63
Chapter 5 Advances in Cable Design
92
Chapter 6 Polarization Effects in Lightwave Systems
114
Chapter 7 Dispersion Compensation for Optical Fiber Systems
162
Chapter 8 Fiber Nonlinearities and Their Impact on Transmission Systems
196
Chapter 9 Terrestrial Amplified Lightwave System Design
265
Chapter 10 Undersea Amplified Lightwave Systems Design
302
Chapter 11 Advances in High BitRate Transmission Systems
336
Chapter 12 Solitons in High BitRate LongDistance Transmission
373
Chapter 13 A Survey of Fiber Optics in Local Access Architectures
461
Chapter 14 Lightwave Analog Video Transmission
523
Chapter 15 Advanced Multiaccess Lightwave Networks
560
Index
595
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Thomas L. Koch has received the Distinguished Lecturer Award and the William Streifer Award for Scientific Achievement from IEEE LEOS, holds 23 patents, has authored or co-authored more than 120 journal publications and 120 conference presentations. Dr. Koch is currently Vice President of Research and Development at SDL, Inc.