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Single-Mode Fibers : Fundamentals /

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This book provides an introduction to the new field of optical single-mode fibers for communications applications. It brings together for the first time information that was previously available only in scientific papers scattered over many journals and conference proceedings. The subject is treated...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Neumann, Ernst-Georg
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1988.
Series:Springer series in optical sciences ; 57.
Subjects:
Physics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Physical Explanation of Waveguiding by Single-Mode Fibers
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Gaussian Beams
  • The Fundamental Fiber Mode
  • Higher-Order Modes
  • Launching of Modes
  • Radiation from the Fiber End
  • Joints Between Fibers
  • Spot Size and Width of the Radiation Pattern
  • Signal Transmission Through Single-Mode Fibers
  • Components for Single-Mode Fibers
  • Measuring Techniques
  • List of Symbols
  • References
  • Subject Index.