his book adds an aspect of programming and simulation not so well developed in other books. It is complete in this sense and enables directly linking the physics of optical components and systems to realistic results."-Martin Rochette, Associate Professor, McGill University, Quebec, Canada" this will be an excellent textbook since it has all new development and information on optical communication systems I think this book can easily replace many other textbooks in this field."-Massoud Moussavi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona"The book is well written. It describes the fundamentals of fiber optic systems and presents the exact model texts and mathematical formulas which can be used to create practical computing models.