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Nonlinear Optics in Telecommunications /

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Broader bandwidths, denser channel spacing, and higher signal intensities all makes nonlinear effects more critical to the performance of telecommunications systems. This comprehensive and didactic overview explores the nonlinear effects from a physical point of view and discusses the implications f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schneider, Thomas
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2004.
Series:Advanced texts in physics.
Subjects:
Physics.
Computer engineering.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Fundamentals of Linear and Nonlinear Optics
  • Overview of Linear Optical Effects
  • Optical Telecommunications
  • Nonlinear Effects
  • Part II. The Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation
  • Self- and Cross-Phase Modulation
  • Four-Wave-Mixing FWM.-Intrachannel Nonlinear Effects
  • Solitons
  • Raman Scattering
  • Brillouin Scattering
  • Part III. Applications of Nonlinear Effects in Telecommunications
  • Optical Signal Processing
  • Nonlinear Lasers and Amplifiers
  • Nonlinear Optical Phase Conjugation
  • Appendices
  • Solutions to the Exercices
  • References.