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This book covers all important topics of optical fiber communications in detail, with an emphasis on applications and user-friendly features.
List of contents
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.
About the author
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.
Summary
The primary aim of this book is to present the essential concepts of optical fiber communications in a manner which is student-friendly, interesting to read, and easy to understand. The theoretical concepts have been described from scratch, and are well-supported by illustrations, numerical problems and step-by-step solved examples.
