Historical Perspective
Basic Concepts
Optical Communication Systems
Lightwave System Components
2-Optical Fibers
Geometrical-Optics Description
Wave Propagation
Dispersion in Single-Mode Fibers
Dispersion-Induced Limitations
Fiber Losses
Nonlinear Optical Effects
Fiber Manufacturing
3-Optical Transmitters
Basic Concepts
Light-Emitting Diodes
Semiconductor Lasers
Control of Longitudinal Modes
Laser Characteristics
Transmitter Design
4-Optical Receivers
Basic Concepts
Common Photodetectors
Receiver Design
Receiver Noise
Receiver Sensitivity
Sensitivity Degradation
Receiver Performance
5-Lightwave Systems
System Architectures
Design Guidelines
Long-Haul Systems
Sources of Power Penalty
Computer-Aided Design
6-Optical Amplifiers
Basic Concepts
Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
Raman Amplifiers
Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers
System Applications
7-Dispersion Management
Need for Dispersion Management
Precompensation Schemes
Postcompensation Techniques
Dispersion-Compensating Fibers
Optical Filters
Fiber Bragg Gratings
Optical Phase Conjugation
Long-Haul Lightwave Systems
High-Capacity Systems
8-Multichannel Systems
WDM Lightwave Systems
WDM Components
System Performance Issues
Time-Division Multiplexing
Subcarrier Multiplexing
Code-Division Multiplexing
9-Soliton Systems
Fiber Solitons
Soliton-Based Communications
Loss-Managed Solitons
Dispersion-Managed Solitons
Impact of Amplifier Noise
High-Speed Soliton Systems
WDM Soliton Systems
10-Coherent Lightwave Systems
Basic Concepts
Modulation Formats
Demodulation Schemes
Bit-Error Rate
Sensitivity Degradation
System Performance
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