A complete update of Taylor's first edition, Fiber Optics Communications (Artech House, 1983), this all-new reference contains 50 technical papers written by the world's leading researchers and engineers in fiber optics. You'll learn about the latest advances in lightwave, fabrication, propagation, sources and transmitters, coherence systems, local area networks, integrated optic technology, and analog applications.
Preface.Introduction. Reviews. Fiber Fabrication. Propagation in Fibers. Fiber Buffering and Cables. Connectors and Splicing Techniques. Light Sources and Transmitters. Photodetectors and Receivers. Multiplexing Components and Switches. System-related Noise Effects. System Design and Experimental Systems. Field Trials and Operational Systems. Coherent Systems. LANs. Integrated Optic Technology. Analog Applications.