Govind P. Agrawal,
The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, USA

Published by Wiley
ISBN 0-471-21572-4, 2005, 461 pages

Description
This is the second  independent volume of a two-volume set intended to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date account of all major aspects of Lightwave Technology. The first , subtitled Components and Devices, is devoted to describing major silica- and semiconductor-based optical devices. The second volume, deals with the design and performance of modern transmission systems.

Contents

Introduction,Optical Signal Generation, Signal Propagation in Fibers, Nonlinear Impairments, Signal Recovery and Noise,Optical Amplifier Noise, Dispersion Management, Nonlinearity Management, WDM Systems, Optical Networks

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