Single-Mode Fibers: Fundamentals (Springer Series in Optical Sciences)

Neumann, Ernst-Georg

ISBN 10: 3540187456 / ISBN 13: 9783540187455

Published by Springer, Berlin, 1988

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This hardcover book is in excellent condition. The pages are clean and unmarked. The cover boards have little wear, and the spine is firm and intact. This book would be an excellent choice for any home library or could be given as a gift.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Single-Mode Fibers: Fundamentals (Springer Series in Optical Sciences)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540187456
• ISBN 13: 9783540187455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: Printing Unknown
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 1.25W x 9.5H x 6.5D inches 1.25 inches width by 9.5 inches height by 6.5 inches depth
• Weight: 2.4 pounds
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Synopsis

Single-mode fibers are the most advanced means of transmitting information, since they provide extremely low attenuation and very high bandwidths. At present, long distance communication by single-mode fibers is cheaper than by conventional copper cables, and in the future single-mode fibers will also be used in the subscriber loop. Since single-mode fibers have many applications, a variety of people need to understand this modern transmission medium. How­ ever, waveguiding in single-mode fibers is much more difficult to understand than waveguiding in copper lines. A single-mode fiber is a dielectric waveguide operated at optical wave­ lengths. Since 1961, I have been involved in experimental and theoretical re­ search on dielectric rod waveguides in the microwave region. From the experi­ ments, I learned much about the properties of a wave guided by a dielectric rod or a glass fiber, especially about its behavior at waveguide discontinuities like bends, gaps, or the waveguide end. Since 1972, my co-workers and I have also been investigating dielectric waveguides at optical frequencies, and since 1973 I have lectured on "Optical Communications". These activities have shown that there is a need for a tutorial introduction to the new technical field of single­ mode fibers. In this book the physical fundamentals are emphasized and the mathematics is limited to the absolutely necessary subjects. Besides presenting a physical explanation of waveguiding in single-mode fibers, it is also the aim of this book to give an overview of the knowledge accumulated in this field.