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Lightwave Communications
Hardback
Main Details
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Lightwave Communications
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) George C. Papen
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By (author) Richard E. Blahut
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:970 | Dimensions(mm): Height 253,Width 180 |
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Category/Genre | Optics Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781108427562
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Classifications | Dewey:621.3827 |
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Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
10 January 2019 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This pioneering, course-tested text is the first to combine communications theory with the physics of optical communications. Comprehensive and rigorous, it brings together an in-depth treatment of the physical characteristics of the guided lightwave channel with the study of modern methods of algorithmic-based communication in time and space. The many different levels at which a lightwave communication signal can be described are integrated to provide a unified explanation of how a commonplace bit stream is transformed into a physical lightwave, how that lightwave travels through an optical fiber, and how it is then transformed back into the bit stream. Background fundamentals such as linear systems and electromagnetics are explained in relation to modern topics such as channel models, encoding, modulation and interference, and end-of-chapter problems are provided throughout. This is an essential text for students taking courses on optical communications, as well as researchers and professionals working in the area.
Author Biography
George C. Papen is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. Richard E. Blahut is the Emeritus Henry Magnuski Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, having served as the Department Head from 2001 to 2008. He has authored a series of advanced textbooks on the mathematical aspects of theoretical informatics, is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
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