Optical Fiber Communications
Principles and Applications

Beginning with an overview of historical development, the electromagnetic spectrum, and optical power basics, this book offers an in-depth discussion of optic receivers, optical transmitters and amplifiers. The text discusses attenuation, transmission losses, optical sources such as semiconductor light emitting diodes, and lasers, providing several dispersion-management schemes that restore the amplified signal to its original state. Topics are discussed in a structured manner, with definitions, explanations, examples, illustrations, and informative facts. Extensive pedagogical features, such as numerical problems, review questions, multiple choice questions, and student-focussed learning objectives, are also provided. Mathematical derivations and geometrical representations are included where necessary. This text will be useful for undergraduate and graduate students of electronics, communication engineering, and optical fiber communications.

Preface; Dedication; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Basics of optical fibers; 3. Optical sources and transmitters; 4. Optical receivers; 5. Optical amplifiers; 6. Dispersion management techniques; 7. WDM concepts and components; 8. Optical measurements; Appendix A. Fiber optic sensors; Appendix B. Radio over fiber; Appendix C. Wireless optics; Appendix D. Model test papers; Appendix E. Abbreviations and acronyms; References; Index.

Tarsem Lal Singal is a Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Chitkara University, Chandigarh. He completed his M.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar. He has nine years of teaching and 22 years of industry experience with leading telecom companies in India, Germany and USA. His areas of interest includes digital communication systems, future generation digital cellular networks and wireless and internet technologies. He has published textbooks on 'Wireless Communication', 'Analog and Digital Communication' and 'Digital Communication' with McGraw Hill Education, India.