Coherent optical communications systems

A comprehensive look at state-of-the-art theory and practice This book offers an in-depth look at state-of-the-art technologies and systems configurations available to telecommunications engineers who design optical communications networks. It also provides designers with precise analytical methods...

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Main Author: Betti, Silvello
Other Authors: De Marchis, Giancarlo, Iannone, Eugenio
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York John Wiley & Sons 1995
Series:Wiley series in microwave and optical engineering
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theory of Optical Communications
  • 3 Fiber Devices for Optical Communication Systems
  • 4 Integrated Devices for Optical Communication Systems
  • 5 Direct Detection Optical Communication Systems
  • 6 Coherent Systems: Structure and Ideal Performance-- 7 Performance Degradation Sources in Coherent Optical Systems
  • 8 Multilevel Coherent Optical Systems
  • 9 Multichannel Optical Systems
  • 10 Present-Day Systems Implementations
  • Appendix A: The Marcum Q Function
  • Appendix B: Distribution of Hermitian Quadratic Forms of Gaussian Random Variables
  • Appendix C: The Cauchy Equation and Its Approximations
  • Appendix D: Principal States of Polarization in a Single-Mode Fiber
  • Index.