Optical communications : components and systems

Optical communications : components and systems / Martin Sibley.

The long-awaited third edition of this classic textbook provides a genuinely accessible introduction to the principles and technology of optical communication systems. It takes the reader from the fundamentals of light propagation in optical fibre, through materials and fabrication methods, light so...

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Main Author: Sibley, M. J. N. (Martin J. N.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Optical communications.
Optical physics.
Electronic devices & materials.
Communications engineering > telecommunications.
Microwave technology.
Science > Optics.
Technology & Engineering > Telecommunications.
Technology & Engineering > Microwaves.
Optical communications
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface to the Third Edition
  • Contents
  • List of Symbols
  • About the Author
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • 1.1 Historical Background
  • 1.2 The Optical Communications Link
  • Recommended Reading
  • Chapter 2: Optical Fibre
  • 2.1 Propagation of Light in a Dielectric
  • 2.1.1 The Wave Equation
  • 2.1.2 Propagation Parameters
  • 2.1.3 Group Velocity and Material Dispersion
  • 2.2 Propagation in a Planar Dielectric Waveguide
  • 2.2.1 Reflection and Refraction at Boundaries
  • 2.2.2 Propagation Modes: Ray-Path Analysis
  • 2.2.3 Propagation Modes: Modal Analysis
  • 2.2.4 Modal Dispersion: Ray-Path Analysis
  • 2.2.5 Modal Dispersion: Modal Analysis
  • 2.2.6 Waveguide Dispersion: Ray-Path and Modal Analysis
  • 2.2.7 Numerical Aperture
  • 2.3 Propagation in Optical Fibres
  • 2.3.1 Propagation in Step-Index Optical Fibres
  • 2.3.2 Dispersion in Cylindrical Waveguides
  • 2.3.3 Step-Index Multimode Fibre
  • 2.3.4 Step-Index Single-Mode Fibre
  • 2.3.5 Graded-Index Fibre
  • 2.4 Calculation of Fibre Bandwidth
  • 2.5 Attenuation in Optical Fibres
  • 2.5.1 Impurity Absorption
  • 2.5.2 Rayleigh Scattering
  • 2.5.3 Material Absorption
  • 2.5.4 Electron Absorption
  • 2.5.5 PCS and All-Plastic Fibres
  • 2.6 Fibre Materials and Fabrication Methods
  • 2.6.1 Materials
  • 2.6.2 Modified Chemical Vapour Deposition (MCVD)
  • 2.6.3 Fibre Drawing from a Perform
  • 2.6.4 Fibre Drawing from a Double Crucible
  • 2.7 Connectors and Couplers
  • 2.7.1 Optical Fibre Connectors
  • 2.7.2 Optical Fibre Couplers
  • Recommended Readings
  • Chapter 3: Optical Transmitters
  • 3.1 Semiconductor Diodes
  • 3.1.1 Intrinsic Semiconductor Material
  • 3.1.2 Extrinsic Semiconductor Material
  • 3.1.3 The p-n Junction Diode Under Zero Bias
  • 3.1.4 The p-n Junction Diode Under Forward Bias
  • 3.2 Light Emission in Semiconductors
  • 3.2.1 Direct and Indirect Band-Gap Materials
  • 3.2.2 Rate Equations
  • 3.3 Heterojunction Semiconductor Light Sources
  • 3.4 Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
  • 3.4.1 Surface-Emitting LEDs
  • 3.4.2 Edge-Emitting LEDs (ELEDs)
  • 3.4.3 Spectral Characteristics
  • 3.4.4 Modulation Capabilities and Conversion Efficiency
  • 3.5 Semiconductor Laser Diodes (SLDs)
  • 3.5.1 Stimulated Emission
  • 3.5.2 Spectral Characteristics
  • 3.5.3 Modulation Capabilities
  • 3.5.4 SLD Structures
  • 3.6 Solid-State and Gas Lasers
  • 3.6.1 Nd3 +:YAG Lasers
  • 3.6.2 HeNe Lasers
  • 3.7 Light-Wave Modulation
  • 3.7.1 LED Drive Circuits
  • 3.7.2 SLD Drive Circuits
  • 3.7.3 External Modulators
  • 3.8 Fibre Lasers
  • Recommended Reading
  • Chapter 4: Photodiodes
  • 4.1 V-I Characteristics of Photodiodes
  • 4.2 Photoconduction in Semiconductors
  • 4.2.1 Photon Absorption in Intrinsic Material
  • 4.2.2 Photon Absorption in Reverse-Biased p-n Diodes
  • 4.3 PIN Photodiodes
  • 4.3.1 Structure
  • 4.3.2 Depletion Layer Depth and Punch-Through Voltage
  • 4.3.3 Speed Limitations
  • 4.3.4 Photodiode Circuit Model
  • 4.3.5 Long-Wavelength PIN Photodiodes

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