Optical Fiber Telecommunications

Content: 
Contributors, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Pages xiii-xv
Foreword, Pages xvii-xix, N.B. HANNAY
Preface, Pages xxi-xxii
Chapter 1 - Evolution of Optical Communications, Pages 1-15, ALAN G. CHYNOWETH, STEWART E. MILLER
Chapter 2 - Objectives of Early Fibers: Evolution of Fiber Types, Pages 17-35, ENRIQUE A.J. MARCATILI
Chapter 3 - Guiding Properties of Fibers, Pages 37-100, DIETRICH MARCUSE, DETLEF GLOGE, ENRIQUE A.J. MARCATILI
Chapter 4 - Dispersion Properties of Fibers, Pages 101-124, DETLEF GLOGE, ENRIQUE A.J. MARCATILI, DIETRICH MARCUSE, STEWART D. PERSONICK
Chapter 5 - Nonlinear Properties of Optical Fibers, Pages 125-150, ROGERS H. STOLEN
Chapter 6 - Fiber Design Considerations, Pages 151-165, DETLEF GLOGE, WILLIAM B. GARDNER
Chapter 7 - Materials, Properties, and Choices, Pages 167-231, BRIAN G. BAGLEY, CHARLES R. KURKJIAN, JAMES W. MITCHELL, GEORGE E. PETERSON, ARTHUR R. TYNES
Chapter 8 - Fiber Preform Preparation, Pages 233-261, WILLIAM G. FRENCH, RAYMOND E. JAEGER, JOHN B. MACCHESNEY, SUZANNE R. NAGEL, KURT NASSAU, A. DAVID PEARSON
Chapter 9 - Fiber Drawing and Control, Pages 263-298, RAYMOND E. JAEGER, A. DAVID PEARSON, JOHN C. WILLIAMS, HERMAN M. PRESBY
Chapter 10 - Coatings and Jackets, Pages 299-341, LEE L. BLYLER JR., BERNARD R. EICHENBAUM, HAROLD SCHONHORN
Chapter 11 - Fiber Characterization, Pages 343-399, LEONARD G. COHEN, PETER KAISER, PAUL D. LAZAY, HERMAN M. PRESBY
Chapter 12 - Fiber Characterization—Mechanical, Pages 401-433, DAVID KALISH, P. LELAND KEY, CHARLES R. KURKJIAN, BASANT K. TARIYAL, TSUEY TANG WANG
Chapter 13 - Optical Cable Design, Pages 435-454, MORTON I. SCHWARTZ, DETLEF GLOGE, RAYMOND A. KEMPF
Chapter 14 - Fiber Splicing, Pages 455-482, DETLEF GLOGE, ALLEN H. CHERIN, CALVIN M. MILLER, PETER W. SMITH
Chapter 15 - Optical Fiber Connectors, Pages 483-497, JACK COOK, PETER K. RUNGE
Chapter 16 - Optical Sources, Pages 499-556, CHARLES A. BURRUS, H. CRAIG CASEY JR., TINGYE LI
Chapter 17 - Modulation Techniques, Pages 557-591, IVAN P. KAMINOW, TINGYE LI
Chapter 18 - Photodetectors, Pages 593-626, TIEN PEI LEE, TINGYE LI
Chapter 19 - Receiver Design, Pages 627-651, STEWART D. PERSONICK
Chapter 20 - Transmission System Design, Pages 653-674, STEWART E. MILLER
Chapter 21 - Potential Applications, Pages 675-683, STEWART E. MILLER
Index, Pages 685-705