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Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications,
Edition 2Editors: By Rongqing Hui, Ph.D.
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07 Nov 2025
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Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications, Second Edition provides students with a comprehensive understanding of modern optical fiber communication and its applications. The book strikes a balanced approach between theory and practice, avoiding excessive mathematics and derivations. Unlike other textbooks, it covers recent technologies and developments, such as electro-optic modulators, coherent optical systems, and silicon integrated photonic circuits. Practical worked examples and exercises help solidify understanding, and coverage ensures that students have a broad and deep knowledge base, making them ready to tackle modern challenges in optical and communications engineering.
In addition to foundational principles, the book covers optical transmission system design, advanced modulation formats, high-speed DSP, and important application areas like passive optical networks, datacenters, and optical interconnections.
Key Features
- Covers fiber-optic communication system fundamentals, design rules, and terminologies
- Provides students with an understanding of the physical principles and characteristics of passive and active fiber-optic components
- Teaches students how to perform fiber-optic system design, performance evaluation and troubleshooting
- Includes modern advances in modulation and decoding strategies
About the author
By Rongqing Hui, Ph.D., School of Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, United States
1. Introduction
2. Optical fibers
3. Light sources for optical communications
4. Photodetectors
5. Passive optical components
6. Optical amplifiers
7. External electro-optic modulators
8. Optical transmission system design
9. Coherent optical communication systems
10. Passive optical components and integrated photonic circuits
11. Modulation formats for optical communications
12. Optical performance degradation due to fiber nonlinearities
13. Application of high-speed DSP in optical communications
14. Raman amplification
15. Optical networking
16. Basic fiber optic measurement techniques
2. Optical fibers
3. Light sources for optical communications
4. Photodetectors
5. Passive optical components
6. Optical amplifiers
7. External electro-optic modulators
8. Optical transmission system design
9. Coherent optical communication systems
10. Passive optical components and integrated photonic circuits
11. Modulation formats for optical communications
12. Optical performance degradation due to fiber nonlinearities
13. Application of high-speed DSP in optical communications
14. Raman amplification
15. Optical networking
16. Basic fiber optic measurement techniques
ISBN:
9780443289095
Page Count:
808
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Upper level undergraduate students taking fiber optic or optical communications courses in electrical and computer engineering programs