Palais, Joseph C. <br/><br/>
Fiber optic communications / 
Joseph C. Palais. 
 - 5th ed. 
 - Upper Saddle River, N.J. :  Pearson/Prentice Hall,  c2005. 
 - xiii, 441 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-429) and index. 
<br/><br/> Fiber Optic Communications Systems  Historical Perspective  The Basic Communications System  Nature of Light  Advantages of Fibers  Applications of Fiber Optic Communications  Optics Review  Ray Theory and Applications  Lenses  Imaging  Numerical Aperture  Diffraction  Lightwave Fundamentals  Electromagnetic Waves  Dispersion, Pulse Distortion, and Information Rate  Polarization  Resonant Cavities  Reflection at a Plane Boundary  Critical-Angle Reflections  Integrated Optic Waveguides  Dielectric-Slab Waveguide  Modes in the Symmetric-Slab Waveguide  Modes in the Asymmetric-Slab Waveguide  Coupling to the Waveguide  Dispersion and Distortion in the Slab Waveguide  Integrated Optic Components  Optic Fiber Waveguides  Step-Index Fiber  Graded-Index Fiber  Attenuation  Modes and Fields in Step-Index Fibers  Modes and Fields in Graded-Index Fibers  Pulse Distortion and Information Rate in Optic Fibers  Construction of Optic Fibers  Optic-Fiber Cables  Optical Sources and Amplifiers  Light-Emitting Diodes  Light-Emitting-Diode Operating Characteristics  Laser Principles  Laser Diodes  Laser-Diode Operating Characteristics  Narrow-Spectral-Width and Tunable Laser Diodes  Optical Amplifiers  Fiber Lasers  Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Diodes  Light Detectors  Principles of Photodetection  Photomultiplier  Semiconductor Photodiode  PIN Photodiode  Avalanche Photodiode  Couplers and Connectors  Connector Principles  Fiber-End Preparation  Splices  Connectors  Source Coupling  Distribution Networks and Fiber Components  Distribution Networks  Directional Couplers  Star Couplers  Switches  Fiber-Optical Isolator  Wavelength-Division Multiplexing  Fiber Bragg Gratings  Arrayed-Waveguide Gratings  MEMS Switches  Other Components: Attenuator, Circulator, and Polarization Controller  Modulation  Light-Emitting-Diode Modulation and Circuits  Laser-Diode Modulation and Circuits  Analog-Modulation Formats  Digital-Modulation Formats  Electroabsorption Modulator  Optic-Heterodyne Receivers  Noise and Detection  Thermal and Shot Noise  Signal-to-Noise Ratio  Error Rates  Modal Noise, Mode-Partition Noise, Amplifier Noise, Laser Noise, and Jitter  Other Sources of Noise  Receiver Circuit Design  System Design  Design of Analog Systems  Design of Digital Systems  Chapter 1  1 --  1.1  1 --  1.2  2 --  1.3  20 --  1.4  24 --  1.5  28 --  Chapter 2  40 --  2.1  40 --  2.2  44 --  2.3  49 --  2.4  52 --  2.5  54 --  Chapter 3  61 --  3.1  61 --  3.2  64 --  3.3  77 --  3.4  78 --  3.5  82 --  3.6  87 --  Chapter 4  93 --  4.1  93 --  4.2  94 --  4.3  103 --  4.4  104 --  4.5  111 --  4.6  113 --  Chapter 5  122 --  5.1  122 --  5.2  125 --  5.3  129 --  5.4  139 --  5.5  145 --  5.6  148 --  5.7  157 --  5.8  162 --  Chapter 6  176 --  6.1  176 --  6.2  179 --  6.3  186 --  6.4  191 --  6.5  192 --  6.6  200 --  6.7  203 --  6.8  211 --  6.9  213 --  Chapter 7  218 --  7.1  218 --  7.2  219 --  7.3  223 --  7.4  225 --  7.5  232 --  Chapter 8  238 --  8.1  238 --  8.2  250 --  8.3  252 --  8.4  257 --  8.5  265 --  Chapter 9  274 --  9.1  275 --  9.2  284 --  9.3  289 --  9.4  291 --  9.5  293 --  9.6  296 --  9.7  303 --  9.8  305 --  9.9  308 --  9.10  313 --  Chapter 10  321 --  10.1  321 --  10.2  328 --  10.3  330 --  10.4  334 --  10.5  342 --  10.6  345 --  Chapter 11  357 --  11.1  357 --  11.2  361 --  11.3  371 --  11.4  379 --  11.5  387 --  11.6  388 --  Chapter 12  397 --  12.1  397 --  12.2  401. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0130085103 9780130085108 0131293508 (IE) 9780131293502 (IE) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004050595 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Optical communications.<br/>Fiber optics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TK5103.59  / .P34 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.382/75