Optical Fiber Communications (Asia Adaptation)

High-capacity telecommunication networks based on optical fiber technology have become an indispensable part of society with applications ranging from simple web browsing to critical healthcare diagnosis and cloud computing. Since users expect these services to always be available, careful engineering is required in all technologies ranging from component development to network operations. This expanded fifth edition presents the fundamental principles for understanding and applying these technologies to modern lightwave networks.Key FeaturesComprehensive treatment of optical fibers and photonic componentsDesign principles of digital and analog optical fiber transmission linksPrinciples and components for wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM)Architectures and performance characteristics of optical networksNew to this EditionNew sections onDescriptions and photos of optical transmitters Descriptions and photos of optical connectors Cable structures and installation proceduresAdvanced high-speed modulation techniquesRadio-over-fiber technologiesPassive optical networks/FTTP networksNetwork performance monitoring and testingExpanded coverage of power penalties, 10-to-100-Gb/s links, WDM devices, WDM network examplesPedagogical enhancements such as drill problems and answers to selected problems