Optical Fibre Communications: Principles and Practice

✍ Scribed by John M. Senior

• Publisher: Longman Higher Education
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 575
• Series: Prentice-Hall international series in optoelectronics
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Offering many worked examples and end of chapter problems, this new edition is a comprehensive introduction to optical fiber communications and single mode fiber properties and types. It features coverage of optical fiber couples and wavelength division multiplexing devices, optical amplifiers, active integrated optic devices, and coherent transmission. For electrical and electronic engineers.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 2
1.1 - Historical Development......Page 18
1.2 - The General System......Page 21
1.3 - Advantages of Optical Fiber Communication......Page 24
2.1 - Introduction......Page 28
2.2 - Ray Theory Transmission......Page 29
2.3 - Electromagnetic Mode Theory For Optical Propagation......Page 39
2.4 - Step Index Fibers......Page 60
2.5 - Graded Index Fibers......Page 65
3.1 - Introduction......Page 79
3.2 - Attenuation......Page 80
3.3 - Material Absorption Losses......Page 82
3.4 - Linear Scattering Losses......Page 85
3.5 - Non-Linear Scattering Losses......Page 88
3.6 - Fiber Bend Loss......Page 90
3.7 - Dispersion......Page 93
3.8 - Intramodal Dispersion......Page 97
3.9 - Intermodal Dispersion......Page 101
3.10 - Overall Fiber Dispersion......Page 110
3.11 - Modal Noise......Page 115
3.12 - Polarization......Page 117
4.1 - Introduction......Page 128
4.2 - Preparation of Optical Fibers......Page 129
4.3 - Liquid Phase (Melting) Techniques......Page 130
4.4 - Vapor Phase Deposition Techniques......Page 135
4.5 - Optical Fibers......Page 143
4.6 - Optical Fiber Cables......Page 150
4.7 - Cable Design......Page 155
4.8 - Optical Fiber Connections......Page 161
4.9 - Fiber Splices......Page 173
4.10 - Fiber Connectors......Page 181
4.11 - Butt Jointed Connectors......Page 182
4.12 - Expanded Beam Connectors......Page 189
5.1 - Introductions......Page 200
5.2 - Fiber Attenuation Measurements......Page 203
5.3 - Fiber Dispersion Measurements......Page 213
5.4 - Fiber Refractive Index Profile Measurements......Page 219
5.5 - Fiber Numerical Aperture Measurements......Page 226
5.6 - Fiber Diameter Measurements......Page 229
5.7 - Field Measurements......Page 232
6.1 - Introduction......Page 248
6.2 - Basic Concepts......Page 250
6.3 - Optical Emission From Semiconductors......Page 262
6.4 - The Semiconductor Injection Laser......Page 279
6.5 - Multimode Injection Lasers......Page 284
6.6 - Single Mode Injection Lasers......Page 288
6.7 - Single Mode Structures......Page 290
6.8 - Longer Wavelength Injection Lasers......Page 295
6.9 - Injection Laser Characteristics......Page 298
6.10 - Injection Laser Coupling and Packaging......Page 305
6.11 - Non-Semiconductor Lasers......Page 306
7.1 - Introduction......Page 313
7.2 - LED Efficiency......Page 315
7.3 - LED Structures......Page 320
7.4 - LED Characteristics......Page 327
7.5 - Modulation......Page 337
8.1 - Introduction......Page 343
8.2 - Device Types......Page 344
8.3 - Optical Detection Principles......Page 345
8.4 - Absorption......Page 346
8.5 - Quantum Efficiency......Page 349
8.6 - Responsivity......Page 350
8.7 - Long Wavelength Cut Off......Page 352
8.8 - Semiconductor Photodiodes Without Internal Gain......Page 353
8.9 - Semiconductor Photodiodes With Internal Gain......Page 357
8.10 - Phototransistors......Page 362
9.1 - Introduction......Page 369
9.2 - Noise......Page 370
9.3 - Receiver Noise......Page 376
9.4 - Receiver Structures......Page 389
9.5 - FET Preamplifiers......Page 394
10.1 - Introduction......Page 403
10.2 - The Optical Transmitter Circuit......Page 405
10.3 - The Optical Receiver Circuit......Page 420
10.4 - System Design Considerations......Page 432
10.5 - Digital Systems......Page 435
10.6 - Digital System Planning Considerations......Page 440
10.7 - Analog Systems......Page 466
10.8 - Coherent Systems......Page 487
11.1 - Introduction......Page 501
11.2 - Public Network Applications......Page 503
11.3 - Military Applications......Page 511
11.4 - Civil and Comsumer Applications......Page 514
11.5 - Industrial Applications......Page 517
11.6 - Computer Applications......Page 523
11.7 - Integrated Optics......Page 529
11.8 - Integrated Optical Devices......Page 534
A. The Field Relations in a Polar Guide......Page 556
B. Variance of a Random Variable......Page 557
C. Variance of the Sum of Independent Random Variables......Page 558
D. Speed of Response of a Photodiode......Page 559
E. Closed Loop Transfer Function for the Transimpedance Amplifier......Page 560
F. Gaussian Pulse Response......Page 561
Index - Add 17 for Acrobat Page Number......Page 563