Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications

Rongqing Hui

ISBN 10: 0443289093 / ISBN 13: 9780443289095

Published by Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, US, 2025

About this Item

Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications, Second Edition provides students with a comprehensive understanding of modern optical fiber communication and its applications. The book strikes a balanced approach between theory and practice, avoiding excessive mathematics and derivations. Unlike other textbooks, it covers recent technologies and developments, such as electro-optic modulators, coherent optical systems, and silicon integrated photonic circuits. Practical worked examples and exercises help solidify understanding, and coverage ensures that students have a broad and deep knowledge base, making them ready to tackle modern challenges in optical and communications engineering.In addition to foundational principles, the book covers optical transmission system design, advanced modulation formats, high-speed DSP, and important application areas like passive optical networks, datacenters, and optical interconnections.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, US
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443289093
• ISBN 13: 9780443289095
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1170 grams

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Synopsis

Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications, Second Edition provides students with a comprehensive understanding of modern optical fiber communication and its applications. The book strikes a balanced approach between theory and practice, avoiding excessive mathematics and derivations. Unlike other textbooks, it covers recent technologies and developments, such as electro-optic modulators, coherent optical systems, and silicon integrated photonic circuits. Practical worked examples and exercises help solidify understanding, and coverage ensures that students have a broad and deep knowledge base, making them ready to tackle modern challenges in optical and communications engineering.

In addition to foundational principles, the book covers optical transmission system design, advanced modulation formats, high-speed DSP, and important application areas like passive optical networks, datacenters, and optical interconnections.

• Covers fiber-optic communication system fundamentals, design rules, and terminologies
• Provides students with an understanding of the physical principles and characteristics of passive and active fiber-optic components
• Teaches students how to perform fiber-optic system design, performance evaluation and troubleshooting
• Includes modern advances in modulation and decoding strategies

About the Author

Rongqing Hui is a professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, United States. His research interests are in lightwave communication systems and subsystems, photonic devices, optical instrumentation, and photonic sensors.