Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-429) and index.

Chapter 1 Fiber Optic Communications Systems 1 -- 1.1 Historical Perspective 1 -- 1.2 The Basic Communications System 2 -- 1.3 Nature of Light 20 -- 1.4 Advantages of Fibers 24 -- 1.5 Applications of Fiber Optic Communications 28 -- Chapter 2 Optics Review 40 -- 2.1 Ray Theory and Applications 40 -- 2.2 Lenses 44 -- 2.3 Imaging 49 -- 2.4 Numerical Aperture 52 -- 2.5 Diffraction 54 -- Chapter 3 Lightwave Fundamentals 61 -- 3.1 Electromagnetic Waves 61 -- 3.2 Dispersion, Pulse Distortion, and Information Rate 64 -- 3.3 Polarization 77 -- 3.4 Resonant Cavities 78 -- 3.5 Reflection at a Plane Boundary 82 -- 3.6 Critical-Angle Reflections 87 -- Chapter 4 Integrated Optic Waveguides 93 -- 4.1 Dielectric-Slab Waveguide 93 -- 4.2 Modes in the Symmetric-Slab Waveguide 94 -- 4.3 Modes in the Asymmetric-Slab Waveguide 103 -- 4.4 Coupling to the Waveguide 104 -- 4.5 Dispersion and Distortion in the Slab Waveguide 111 -- 4.6 Integrated Optic Components 113 -- Chapter 5 Optic Fiber Waveguides 122 -- 5.1 Step-Index Fiber 122 -- 5.2 Graded-Index Fiber 125 -- 5.3 Attenuation 129 -- 5.4 Modes and Fields in Step-Index Fibers 139 -- 5.5 Modes and Fields in Graded-Index Fibers 145 -- 5.6 Pulse Distortion and Information Rate in Optic Fibers 148 -- 5.7 Construction of Optic Fibers 157 -- 5.8 Optic-Fiber Cables 162 -- Chapter 6 Optical Sources and Amplifiers 176 -- 6.1 Light-Emitting Diodes 176 -- 6.2 Light-Emitting-Diode Operating Characteristics 179 -- 6.3 Laser Principles 186 -- 6.4 Laser Diodes 191 -- 6.5 Laser-Diode Operating Characteristics 192 -- 6.6 Narrow-Spectral-Width and Tunable Laser Diodes 200 -- 6.7 Optical Amplifiers 203 -- 6.8 Fiber Lasers 211 -- 6.9 Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Diodes 213 -- Chapter 7 Light Detectors 218 -- 7.1 Principles of Photodetection 218 -- 7.2 Photomultiplier 219 -- 7.3 Semiconductor Photodiode 223 -- 7.4 PIN Photodiode 225 -- 7.5 Avalanche Photodiode 232 -- Chapter 8 Couplers and Connectors 238 -- 8.1 Connector Principles 238 -- 8.2 Fiber-End Preparation 250 -- 8.3 Splices 252 -- 8.4 Connectors 257 -- 8.5 Source Coupling 265 -- Chapter 9 Distribution Networks and Fiber Components 274 -- 9.1 Distribution Networks 275 -- 9.2 Directional Couplers 284 -- 9.3 Star Couplers 289 -- 9.4 Switches 291 -- 9.5 Fiber-Optical Isolator 293 -- 9.6 Wavelength-Division Multiplexing 296 -- 9.7 Fiber Bragg Gratings 303 -- 9.8 Arrayed-Waveguide Gratings 305 -- 9.9 MEMS Switches 308 -- 9.10 Other Components: Attenuator, Circulator, and Polarization Controller 313 -- Chapter 10 Modulation 321 -- 10.1 Light-Emitting-Diode Modulation and Circuits 321 -- 10.2 Laser-Diode Modulation and Circuits 328 -- 10.3 Analog-Modulation Formats 330 -- 10.4 Digital-Modulation Formats 334 -- 10.5 Electroabsorption Modulator 342 -- 10.6 Optic-Heterodyne Receivers 345 -- Chapter 11 Noise and Detection 357 -- 11.1 Thermal and Shot Noise 357 -- 11.2 Signal-to-Noise Ratio 361 -- 11.3 Error Rates 371 -- 11.4 Modal Noise, Mode-Partition Noise, Amplifier Noise, Laser Noise, and Jitter 379 -- 11.5 Other Sources of Noise 387 -- 11.6 Receiver Circuit Design 388 -- Chapter 12 System Design 397 -- 12.1 Design of Analog Systems 397 -- 12.2 Design of Digital Systems 401.

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