Carefully structured to provide practical knowledge of fundamental issues, and fully revised to reflect the latest optical communication techniques and applications, this Second Edition includes new and updated case studies, examples, end-of-chapter problems, and MATLAB® and Simulink® models that supply a deeper understanding of the current and future state of optical systems and networks. The book fills the need for a text that emphasizes practical computing models that shed light on device behavior and dynamics. A solutions manual is available with qualifying course adoption.
Introduction. Optical Fibers: Geometrical and Guiding Properties. Optical Fibers: Signal Attenuation and Dispersion. Overview of Modeling Techniques for Optical Transmission Systems Using MATLAB® Simulink®. Optical Direct and External Modulation. Advanced Modulation Format Optical Transmitters. Direct Detection Optical Receivers. Digital Coherent Optical Receivers. EDF Amplifiers and Simulink® Models. MATLAB® Simulink® Modeling of Raman Amplification and Integration in Fiber Transmission Systems. Digital Optical Modulation Transmission Systems. Design of Optical Communications Systems. Self-Coherent Optically Amplified Digital Transmission Systems: Techniques and Simulink® Models. Tbps Optical Transmission Systems: Digital Processing-Based Coherent Reception. Digital Signal Processing for Optical Transmission Systems.
Le Nguyen Binh is a technical director at the European Research Center of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. in Munich, Germany. He is the editor, author, and/or coauthor of numerous books, as well as the editor of CRC Press' Optics and Photonics series.