Overview
- A readable introduction, from the principles of light propagation in fibre through to system level integration
- Describes the state of the art in free-space optical links, visible light communication and terabit systems
- Supported throughout with worked examples and end-of-chapter problem sets to enhance student comprehension
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (7 chapters)
Keywords
- Fibre optic communications
- Propagation of light in an optical fibre
- Optical fibre bandwidth
- Semiconductor diode lasers for communications
- Optical fibre materials and fabrication
- Light emitting diodes for communications
- Light wave modulation
- Photodiodes and digital receivers
- Optical preamplifiers
- Free-space optical links
- Visible light communications
- Wavelength division multiplexing
- Introduction to optical fibre communications
About this book
Updated throughout, major changes for this third edition include:
- coverage of advanced semiconductor laser diode structures (VCSELs and DFBs)
- an extended section on fibre amplifiers and lasers
- updated discussion of avalanche photodiode structures
- expanded coverage of transimpedance and optical preamplifiers
- new sections on free-space optical links, VLC, ethernet links, coherent detection and terabit systems
Enhanced with worked examples and end-of-chapter problem sets, the book is aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students in electronic engineering, optical science and applied physics, and is ideally suited for adoption as a course text.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
In 1986 Martin joined the academic staff at the University of Huddersfield. His main research area is optical communications, in particular the practical implementation of Visible Light Communication (VLC) using high power LEDs, and coding schemes for highly dispersive optical links such as plastic optical fibre. He is also involved in research work concerned with the open-area detection of concealed weapons. He has acted as consultant to several blue-chip companies.
Martin has published over 80 conference and proceedings papers as well as four textbooks in the fields of electromagnetism, optical communications and telecommunications. He is a Member of the IET and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Optical Communications
Book Subtitle: Components and Systems
Authors: Martin Sibley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34359-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-34358-3Published: 20 March 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-34359-0Published: 19 March 2020
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XVII, 250
Number of Illustrations: 98 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Optical and Electronic Materials, Communications Engineering, Networks