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Fiber Optic Communications

Fiber Optic Communications Paperback - 2022

by Gerd Keiser

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book highlights the fundamental principles of optical fiber technology required for understanding modern high-capacity lightwave telecom networks. To achieve this understanding, this book first presents a comprehensive treatment of
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  • Title Fiber Optic Communications
  • Author Gerd Keiser
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 639
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Springer
  • Date 2022-03-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9789813346673_pod
  • ISBN 9789813346673 / 9813346671
  • Weight 2.03 lbs (0.92 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 1.34 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 3.40 cm)

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From the rear cover

This book highlights the fundamental principles of optical fiber technology required for understanding modern high-capacity lightwave telecom networks. Such networks have become an indispensable part of society with applications ranging from simple web browsing to critical healthcare diagnosis and cloud computing. Since users expect these services to always be available, careful engineering is required in all technologies ranging from component development to network operations. To achieve this understanding, this book first presents a comprehensive treatment of various optical fiber structures and diverse photonic components used in optical fiber networks. Following this discussion is the fundamental design principles of digital and analog optical fiber transmission links. The concluding chapters present the architectures and performance characteristics of optical networks.

About the author

Gerd Keiser is Research Professor at Boston University and Professor and Consultant at PhotonicsComm Solutions, a firm specializing in education and consulting for the optical communications and biophotonics industries. Previously, he was involved with telecom technologies at Honeywell, GTE, and General Dynamics. His technical achievements at GTE earned him the prestigious Leslie Warner Award. In addition, he has served as Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University, Boston University, and Tufts University and was Industrial Advisor to the Wentworth Institute of Technology. Formerly, he was Chair Professor in the Electronics Engineering Department at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He also was Visiting Researcher at the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore and at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, Fellow of OSA and SPIE, Associate Editor and Reviewer of several technical journals, and Author of five books. He received his B.A. and M.S. degrees in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in Physics from Northeastern University. His professional experience and research interests are in the general areas of optical networking and biophotonics.