Optical Communication and Networks

Optical communication involves the use of light to communicate. Light is used to carry the signal instead of electrical current. This book provides a thorough understanding of optical communication, covering topics such as optical fiber loss, mathematical analysis of optical fiber operation, optical sources and optical detectors, concepts of semiconductors and optical fiber, cable, basic principles of optical communication system, transmitters and receivers, optical network, design of optical communication system, opto-digital transmission system, voice transmission through fiber optic communication, and video transmission over fiber optic links. The text contains numerous solved problems and objective type questions that illustrate the application of theory to reinforce the concepts.
This book is primarily intended as a text for undergraduate courses in electrical, electronics and telecommunication engineering.