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020 _a9783662136997
082 _a621.3692
_bNEU
100 _aNeumann, Ernst-Georg
245 _aSingle-mode fibers : fundamentals
260 _aBerlin
_bSpringer
_c1988
300 _axiv, 530 p.
_bill.
_c24 cm.
365 _b79.99
_cEUR
_d82.00
490 _aSpringer series in optical sciences
_vv. 57
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aSingle-mode fibers are the most advanced means of transmitting information, since they provide extremely low attenuation and very high bandwidths. At present, long distance communication by single-mode fibers is cheaper than by conventional copper cables, and in the future single-mode fibers will also be used in the subscriber loop. Since single-mode fibers have many applications, a variety of people need to understand this modern transmission medium. How­ ever, waveguiding in single-mode fibers is much more difficult to understand than waveguiding in copper lines. A single-mode fiber is a dielectric waveguide operated at optical wave­ lengths. Since 1961, I have been involved in experimental and theoretical re­ search on dielectric rod waveguides in the microwave region. From the experi­ ments, I learned much about the properties of a wave guided by a dielectric rod or a glass fiber, especially about its behavior at waveguide discontinuities like bends, gaps, or the waveguide end. Since 1972, my co-workers and I have also been investigating dielectric waveguides at optical frequencies, and since 1973 I have lectured on "Optical Communications". These activities have shown that there is a need for a tutorial introduction to the new technical field of single­ mode fibers. In this book the physical fundamentals are emphasized and the mathematics is limited to the absolutely necessary subjects. Besides presenting a physical explanation of waveguiding in single-mode fibers, it is also the aim of this book to give an overview of the knowledge accumulated in this field.
650 _aOptical fibers
650 _aLasers and Photonics
650 _aSingle-mode optical fibers
650 _aPhysics
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