Optical Communication Receiver Design (SPIE Tutorial Texts in Optical Engineering Vol. TT22) - Softcover

Stephen B. Alexander

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0819420239 ISBN 13: 9780819420237

Publisher: SPIE Publications, 1997

Synopsis

This tutorial text provides an overview of design principles for receivers used in optical communication systems, intended for practicing engineers. The author reviews technologies used to construct optical links and illustrates the flow of system performance specifications into receiver requirements. Photodetector fundamentals, associated statistics, characteristics and performance issues are presented, together with a tutorial on noise analysis and the specific techniques needed to model optical receivers.

Contents

- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary
- Optical Communications
- System Performance
- Photodetection
- Photodetectors
- Receiver Noise Modeling
- Receiver Front-End Design
- Receiver Performance Analysis
- Index

About this title

About the Author

Stephen B. Alexander is Director of Lightwave Systems Development at Ciena Corporation and previously was assistant leader of the Optical Communication Technology Group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He is an associate editor for the Journal of Lightwave Technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: SPIE Publications
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0819420239
• ISBN 13: 9780819420237
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 340