Updated to reflect all the advances in this rapidly emerging technology, this new edition presents new material on digital communications, fiber optics and most lightwave networks. It also emphasizes the system aspects of optical communications rather than dwelling on detailed hardware device descriptions.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
The Optical Communication System.
Optical Field Reception.
Photodetection.
Noncoherent (Direct) Detection.
Coherent (Heterodyne) Detection.
Optical Digital Communications.
Fiberoptic Communications.
Fiber Networks.
The Atmospheric Optical Channel.
Pointing, Acquisition, and Tracking in Space Optics.
Index.
