Optical fiber communications : principles and practice /
John M. Senior ; assisted by M. Yousif Jamro.
- 3rd ed.
- Harlow, England ; New York : Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2009.
- xlix, 1076 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Optical fiber waveguides -- Transmission characteristics of optical fibers -- Optical fibers and cables -- Optical fiber connections: joints, couplers and isolators -- Optical sources 1: the laser -- Optical sources 2: the light-emitting diode -- Optical detectors -- Direct detection receiver performance considerations -- Optical amplification, wavelength conversion and regeneration -- Integrated optics and photonics -- Optical fiber systems 1: intensity modulation/direct detection -- Optical fiber systems 2: coherent and phase modulated -- Optical fiber measurements -- Optical networks.