Fiber-Optic Communication Systems (Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering)

Offers a comprehensive, updated account of this rapidly advancing field in such a way that it can be used as a textbook and a reference monograph. Although the focus is on physical understanding, engineering applications are also discussed. Coverage includes multichannel lightwave systems, erbium-doped fiber amplifiers, soliton communication systems and much more. Each chapter features an extensive reference list as well as an instructive set of problems.