Optical Communications Essentials

MASTER OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIS INFO-PACKED RESOURCE!FASTER. CHEAPER. GREATER CAPACITY. These are the promises of optical communications. Optical Communications Essentials is a powerful learning tool for readers eager to master this cutting edge field and get substantial answers to technical and applications questions without getting buried in theoretical details.Written in an instructive, easy-to-understand language by a world-class expert, this invaluable resource offers concise, 15 to 20 page, modules that use a minimum of math to thoroughly illustrate each topic. In addition to a wealth of informative illustrations, comparison tables, and optional offset sections for advanced topics, this comprehensive optical communications primer gives you:\* Explanations of how and why light travels along a fiber\* An understanding of transmission and specialty fibers\* Reasons why so many component types are needed\* Operational details of passive and active WDM devices\* Extensive DWDM and CWDM applications coverage\* Illustrations of impairments that affect system performance\* The concepts of network management\* Standards for design and evaluation of links and networks\* Descriptions of equipment needed for performance testing\* Overviews of fiber and component manufacturing issues\* Web access to an interactive performance simulation toolNo matter if you're a communications engineer or technician, a marketing person or telecom manager, a researcher or student - Optical Communications Essentials will help you connect with the technology that will drive communications for years to come.LEARN ABOUT:\* Optical Communications Terminology\* The Behavior of Light: Waves Versus Photons\* Standards for Optical Communications\* Optical Fibers, Cables, and Connectors\* Optical Amplifiers\* Passive and Active Optical Devices\* Photonic Transmission Equipment and Protocols\* Performance Tests and Measurements\* Optical Fiber Link and Network Designs\* CWDM and DWDM Applications\* Fiber and Component Manufacturing\* Network Management Concepts Previous Editions Are Cited In Books For College Libraries, 3d Ed, Guide To Reference Books, And Walford. Notable Scientists Based In The Us—and Canada— Appear In Short Biographical Entries, Arranged Alphabetically, In This Massive Eight-volume Reference. The Current Edition Features Entries For 132,877 People Of Which About 4,000 Are New. Only Living Scientists Are Profiled; Readers Are Referred To Earlier Editions For The Deceased. Each Entry Provides Information Concerning Birthdate And Place, Citizenship, Name Of Spouse, Names Or Number Of Children, Field Of Specialty, Education, Honorary Degreees, Professional Experience, Honors And Awards, Memberships, Research Information, And Contact Data. Volume One Lists Recipients Of Major Honors And Awards In 2003 And 2004 And Contains Tables With Statistics On The Number, Age, And Location Of Scientists In Various Fields. Volume 8 Is Devoted To An Index That Groups Entrants By Specialty Using The 192 Subject Specialties Identified By The National Science Foundation. It Is Unfortunate That The Index Page Headers Do Not Indicate The Many Disciplines Listed Within Each Major Specialty; Readers Must Skim Through All Of Engineering, For Example, To Find, In Small Print, The Headings For Agricultural Engineering, Bioengineering, Biological Engineering, And So On. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or This edition profiles living persons in the physical and biological fields, as well as public health scientists, engineers, mathematicians, statisticians, and computer scientists.