Fiber-Optic Communication Systems [Hardcover]

Govind P. Agrawal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0471215716 | ISBN-13: 978-0471215714 | Edition: 3

The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester
* ".readers searching for a wide ranging and up-date view of fibre optic communication systems would do well to purchase this book."-International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education (on the Second Edition)
* This comprehensive, up-to-date account of fiber-optic communication focuses on the physics and technology behind fiber-optic communication systems while covering both the systems and components aspects
* Provides extensive details on the WDM technology and system design issues that have developed since the last edition

* An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available from the Wiley editorial department.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals and applications...well organized content, adequate problems, and abundant reference for further study make this book a usable textbook...recommended..." (E-Streams, Vol. 6, No. 8)

"...a comprehensive and up-to-date account of fiber-optic communication systems." (CIE News, December 2003)

From the Back Cover

Praise for the Second Edition

"The book covers an extremely large range of topics and provides an excellent starting point . . . Readers searching for a wide-ranging and up-to-date view of fiber-optic communication systems would do well to purchase this book."
-International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education

The latest edition of a proven bestseller offers comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of fiber-optic communication systems with an emphasis on physical understanding and engineering aspects. The author covers both the systems and components aspects of fiber-optic communication systems with a focus on the physics and technology behind them. The Third Edition has been updated to reflect the current state of the art of lightwave transmission systems, with particular emphasis on the rapid development of the WDM technology and system design issues pertaining to current topics of research. These include new data on lightwave systems design, optical amplification and dispersion-management techniques, multichannel lightwave systems, soliton communication systems, and coherent lightwave systems. Some of the material has been rearranged to facilitate the design of courses in optical communications.

Students and researchers alike will benefit from extensive pedagogical aids including:
* Extensive reference lists for each chapter
* Survey of recent research material for each topic
* Relevant end-of-chapter practice problems for teachers and students
* Solutions Manual available to teachers on request
* System design software on the enclosed CD-ROM

Although intended primarily as a textbook for graduate students of fiber-optic communications, this book is also a valuable resource for undergraduate courses at the senior level and a valuable professional reference for researchers and engineers working in the fields of telecommunications and lightwave technology.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 580 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 3 edition (June 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471215716
• ISBN-13: 978-0471215714
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,030,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice and useful, December 29, 2004

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Farseem Mohammedy (Hamilton, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fiber-Optic Communication Systems (Hardcover)

This is a very useful text and reference book for electrical engineers and others who are interested. Its definitely meant for the graduate students and trained engineers and not for the beginners. I used this book as a graduate text and am immensely benefitted as I often require to revise many issues regarding my research. Provides many useful comparisons and references.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but many errors, March 9, 2006

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Jason Haas (Fairfax, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fiber-Optic Communication Systems (Hardcover)

Agrawal is very well regarded in the field and in general the book is solid. I am using this book for a graduate level Optical Networks class. The major issue is that there are a lot of errors in the book, especially in the problems.

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Andrea Modenini, April 15, 2008

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Roberto Modenini (Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fiber-Optic Communication Systems (Hardcover)

Very good book! It contains a lot of concept about propagation in fiber optic. It's very usefull for people that has just started to study optical communication