Optical Communications : Components and Systems /: Components and Systems. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Martin Sibley.
• Authors: Sibley, Martin
• Contents: Preface to third editionList of symbols1. Introduction1.1 Historical background1.2 The optical communications link 2. Optical fibre 2.1 Propagation of light in a dielectric 2.1.1 The wave equation 2.1.2 Propagation parameters 2.1.3 Group velocity and material dispersion 2.2 Propagation in a planar dielectric waveguide 2.2.1 Reflection and refraction at boundaries 2.2.2 Propagation modes – ray path analysis 2.2.3 Propagation modes – modal analysis 2.2.4 Modal dispersion – ray path analysis 2.2.5 Modal dispersion – modal analysis 2.2.6 Waveguide dispersion – ray path and modal analysis 2.2.7 Numerical aperture 2.3 Propagation in optical fibres 2.3.1 Propagation in step-index optical fibres 2.3.2 Dispersion in cylindrical waveguides 2.3.3 Step-index multimode fibre 2.3.4 Step-index single-mode fibre 2.3.5 Graded-index fibre 2.4 Calculation of fibre bandwidth 2.5 Attenuation in optical fibres 2.5.1 Impurity absorption 2.5.2 Rayleigh scattering 2.5.3 Material absorption 2.5.4 Electron absorption 2.5.5 PCS and all-plastic fibres 2.6 Fibre materials and fabrication methods 2.6.1 Materials 2.6.2 Modified Chemical Vapour Deposition (MCVD) 2.6.3 Fibre drawing from a preform 2.6.4 Fibre drawing from a double crucible 2.7 Connectors and couplers 2.7.1 Optical fibre connectors 2.7.2 Optical fibre couplers 3. Optical transmitters 3.1 Semiconductor diodes 3.1.1 Intrinsic semiconductor material 3.1.2 Extrinsic semiconductor material 3.1.3 The p-n junction diode under zero bias 3.1.4 The p-n junction diode under forward bias 3.2 Light emission in semiconductors 3.2.1 Direct and indirect band-gap materials 3.2.2 Rate equations 3.3 Heterojunction semiconductor light sources 3.4 Light emitting diodes (LEDs) 3.4.1 Surface emitting LEDs 3.4.2 Edge emitting LEDs (ELEDs) 3.4.3 Spectral characteristics 3.4.4 Modulation characteristics and conversion efficiency 3.5 Semiconductor laser diodes (SLDs) 3.5.1 Stimulated emission 3.5.2 Spectral characteristics 3.5.3 Modulation capabilities 3.5.4 SLD structures 3.6 Solid-state and gas lasers 3.6.1 Nd3 +:YAG lasers 3.6.2 HeNe lasers 3.7 Light-wave modulation 3.7.1 LED drive circuits 3.7.2 SLD drive circuits 3.7.3 External modulators 3.8 Fibre lasers 4. Photodiodes 4.1 V-I characteristics of photodiodes 4.2 Photoconduction in semiconductors 4.2.1 Photon absorption in intrinsic material 4.2.2 Photon absorption in reverse-biased p-n diodes 4.3 PIN photodiodes 4.4.1 Structure 4.3.2 Depletion layer depth and punch-through voltage 4.3.3 Speed limitations 4.3.4 Photodiode circuit model 4.3.5 Long-wavelength PIN photodiodes 4.4 Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) 4.4.1 APD structures 4.4.2 Current multiplication 4.4.3 Speed limitations 4.5 Metal Semiconductor Metal (MSM) Photodiodes 4.6 Photodiode noise 4.6.1 PIN photodiode noise 4.6.2 APD noise 5. Introduction to Receiver Design 5.1 Fundamentals of noise performance 5.2 Digital receiver noise 5.2.1 Raised-cosine spectrum pulses 5.2.2 Determination of I2 and I3 5.2.3 Statistical decision theory 5.2.4 Photodiode noise 5.2.5 Timing extraction 5.3 Analogue receiver noise 5.4 Comparison of APD and PIN receivers 5.5 Measurement and prediction of receiver sensitivity 5.5.1 Measurement of receiver sensitivity5.5.2 Prediction of receiver sensitivity 6. Preamplifier Design 6.1 High input impedance preamplifiers 6.1.1 Frequency response 6.1.2 Noise analysis 6.1.3 Dynamic range 6.1.4 Design example 6.2 Transimpedance preamplifiers 6.2.1 Frequency response 6.2.2 Noise analysis 6.2.3 Dynamic range 6.2.4 Design example6.3 Common-collector front-end transimpedance designs 6.3.1 Frequency response 6.3.2 Noise analysis 6.3.3 Design example6.4 Boot-strapped common-collector front-end transimpedance designs 7. Current Systems and Future Trends 7.1 System design 7.2 Current Systems7.3 Long-haul high data rate links 7.3.1 Optical fibre transmission bands 7.3.2 Advanced modulation techniques 7.3.3 Fibre amplifiers 7.3.4 Coherent detection 7.3.5 Wideband preamplifiers 7.3.6 Optical Solitons 7.4 Free-space optical communications 7.5 Future trends 7.5.1 Fluoride based optical fibres 7.5.2 Graphene detectors 7.5.3 Optical wireless 7.5.4 Crystalline fibres 7.5.5 Spatial Division Multiplexing (SDM) 7.5.6 Passive Optical Networks (PONs).
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (250 pages)
• Subjects: Engineering; Microwaves; Optical engineering; Lasers; Photonics; Optical materials; Electronic materials; Electrical engineering; Science -- Optics; Technology & Engineering -- Telecommunications; Optical physics; Electronic devices & materials; Communications engineering / telecommunications; Technology & Engineering -- Microwaves; Microwave technology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030343590
• Related ISBNs: 9783030343583
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