Single-Mode Fibers
Subtitle: Fundamentals
By: by Ernst-Georg Neumann
Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences -- 57; Springer series in optical sciences -- 57.
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 533
ISBN-13: 9783662136997; 9783540481737
Subjects: Physics
Description: 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 from a practical point of view with the emphasis on physical properties. Waveguiding by straight and curved single-mode fibers is explained in simple physical terms, and quantities that do not appear when dealing with multimode fibers, e.g. mode field diameter, chromatic dispersion and the single-mode limit, are treated in depth. Overviews of components and measurement methods for single-mode fibers are complemented by a comprehensive list of references, which facilitates access to further information.
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Table of contents: title: Contents: Introduction; title: Physical Explanation of Waveguiding by Single-Mode Fibers; title: Electromagnetic Fields; title: Gaussian Beams; title: The Fundamental Fiber Mode; title: Higher-Order Modes; title: Launching of Modes; title: Radiation from the Fiber End; title: Joints Between Fibers; title: Spot Size and Width of the Radiation Pattern; title: Signal Transmission Through Single-Mode Fibers; title: Components for Single-Mode Fibers; title: Measuring Techniques; title: List of Symbols; title: References; title: Subject Index.