TY  - BOOK
AU  - 
TI  - Principles and applications of optical communications.
SN  - 0256164150
AV  - TK5103.59.M57  
U1  - 621.382/7 20
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - Irwin
KW  - Optical communications
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Introduction -- From point-to-point to networking -- Light sources -- Optical fibers -- Light detection -- Noise in optical communications -- Incoherent detection -- Networking -- Time-domain medium access -- Wavelength-domain medium access -- Subcarrier multiplexing -- Photonic switching -- Signal processing: Direct modulation -- Distributed-feedback laser diodes and modulation -- External modulation -- Coherent detection -- Timing recovery and line coding -- Optical amplification -- Optical fibre solition transmission -- Appendix A: Important physical and mathematical constants -- B: International system of units -- C: Important physical constants of compounds -- D: Important variable definitions -- E: Useful mathematical formulas
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh022/95025240.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh022/95025240.html
ER  -