Optical Components for Communications Principles and Applications [Hardcover]

Optical Components for Communications is an incomparable book that provides the reader with an understanding of a highly technical subject in a way that is both academically sound and easy to read. Readers with a fundamental understanding of physics from an undergraduate degree will find Dr. Lin's explanation of the principles of quantum physics and optics in this book easy to grasp. This book is also exceptional in its ability to span a subject from the very abstract, fundamental principles of operations to the very specific real world applications of the technology.

Optical Components for Communications is an incomparable book that provides the reader with an understanding of a highly technical subject in a way that is both academically sound and easy to read. Readers with a fundamental understanding of physics from an undergraduate degree will find Dr. Lin's explanation of the principles of quantum physics and optics in this book easy to grasp. This book is also exceptional in its ability to span a subject from the very abstract, fundamental principles of operations to the very specific real world applications of the technology.

-Preface.- 1: Introduction to Optical Communication. 1. Introduction. 2. Emergence of Modern Optical-Fiber Communication. 3. Fundamentals of Light. 4. Interaction of Light with Matter. 5. Basic Properties of Transparent Materials. 6. Optical Fiber and Light Guiding. 7. Modern Optical-Fiber Communication System.2: Transmitters (I) - Light Sources. 1. Introduction. 2. Principle of Light Emission. 3. Principle of Lasers. 4. Light Emitting Diodes and Semiconductor Lasers. 5. Semiconductor Lasers for Optical Communication.- 3: Transmitters (II) - Modulators. 1. Introduction. 2. Direct Modulation of Laser Diodes. 3. External Modulation. 4. Short-Pulse Techniques.- 4: Optical Amplifiers. 1. Introduction. 2. Principle of Optical Amplifiers. 3. Erbium-DlÃ^