Overview
- Unique approach relevant for physicists and engineers
- From theory to practical application - all in one book
- Clear and straightforward explanation of all fiber optics related topics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Physical Foundations
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Technical Conditions for Fiber Technology
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Nonlinear Phenomena in Fibers
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Technological Applications of Optical Fibers
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Appendices
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About this book
Telephone, telefax, email and internet - the key ingredient of the inner workings is the conduit: the line which is designed to carry massive amounts of data at breakneck speed. In their data-carrying capacity optical fiber lines beat other technologies (copper cable, microwave beacons, satellite links) hands down, at least in the long haul.
This book is a comprehensive source about optical fibers: Their structure, their light-guiding mechanism, their material and manufacture, their use. Several effects tend to degrade the signal as it travels down the fiber: they are spelled out in detail. Nonlinear processes are given due consideration for a twofold reason: On one hand they are fundamentally different from the more familiar processes in electrical cable. On the other hand, they form the basis of particularly interesting and innovative applications, provided they are understood well enough. A case in point is the use of so-called solitons, i.e. special pulses of light which have the wonderful property of being able to heal after perturbation.
The book starts with the physical basics of ray and beam optics, explains fiber structure and the functions of optical elements, and continues to the forefront of applications. The state of the art of high speed data transmission will be described, and the use of fiber optic sensors in metrology is treated.
The book is written in a pedagogical style so that students of both physics and electrical engineering, as well as technicians and engineers involved in optical technologies, will benefit.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This six-part volume is a translation of the 2005 German work. Following a brief introductory overview on the evolution of fiber optics, Mitschke (Universität Rostock, Germany) groups the remaining covered topics into four parts. … References and a glossary of terms complete the text. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and above.” (O. Eknoyan, Choice, Vol. 47 (11), August, 2010)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Prof. Fedor Mitschke, a German physicist, was involved in pioneering work on fiber-optic solitons at Bell Laboratories in 1985-86.
He has held teaching positions at universities in Hannover, Munich, Münster, and Rostock (all in Germany).
Since 1997 he holds the chair for optics at the Institute of Physics at Rostock University.
This book grew out of lectures he gave at Hannover, Münster, Rostock,
and (as visiting professor) in Lulea (Sweden).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fiber Optics
Book Subtitle: Physics and Technology
Authors: Fedor Mitschke
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03703-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-03703-0Published: 14 January 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 288
Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations
Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Signal, Image and Speech Processing, Classical Electrodynamics, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering, Optical and Electronic Materials