Preface
ix
• Chapter 14 discusses performance measurement and monitoring. The topics
include measurement standards, test instruments for fiber link characterization, evaluation of link performance through eye pattern measurements, error
monitoring, network maintenance, and fault management.
Use of This Book
This book provides the basic material for a senior-level or postgraduate course in the
theory and application of optical fiber communication technology. It also will serve
well as a working reference for practicing engineers dealing with the design and
development of components, transmission equipment, test instruments, and cable
plants for optical fiber communication systems. The background required to study
the book is that of typical senior-level engineering students. This includes introductory electromagnetic theory, calculus and elementary differential equations, and
basic concepts of optics as presented in a basic physics course. Concise reviews of
several background topics, such as optics concepts, electromagnetic theory, and basic
semiconductor physics, are included in the main body of the text.
To assist readers in learning the material and applying it to practical designs,
147 examples and 75 drill problems are given throughout the book. A collection of
187 homework problems is included to help test the reader’s comprehension of the
material covered and to extend and elucidate the text.
Numerous references are provided at the end of each chapter as a start for delving
deeper into any given topic. Because optical fiber communications bring together
research and development efforts from many different scientific and engineering
disciplines, there are hundreds of articles in the literature relating to the material
covered in each chapter. Even though not all these articles can be cited in the references, the selections represent some of the major contributions to the fiber optics
field and can be considered as a good introduction to the literature. Supplementary
material and references for up-to-date developments can be found in specialized
textbooks and various conference proceedings.
To help the reader understand and use the material in the book, Appendix A
gives an overview of the international system of units and a list of various standard
physical constants. Appendix B presents a brief review of the concept of decibels.
Appendices C through E provide listings of acronyms, Roman symbols, and Greek
symbols, respectively, that are used in the book.
Newton Center, USA
Gerd Keiser
ix
• Chapter 14 discusses performance measurement and monitoring. The topics
include measurement standards, test instruments for fiber link characterization, evaluation of link performance through eye pattern measurements, error
monitoring, network maintenance, and fault management.
Use of This Book
This book provides the basic material for a senior-level or postgraduate course in the
theory and application of optical fiber communication technology. It also will serve
well as a working reference for practicing engineers dealing with the design and
development of components, transmission equipment, test instruments, and cable
plants for optical fiber communication systems. The background required to study
the book is that of typical senior-level engineering students. This includes introductory electromagnetic theory, calculus and elementary differential equations, and
basic concepts of optics as presented in a basic physics course. Concise reviews of
several background topics, such as optics concepts, electromagnetic theory, and basic
semiconductor physics, are included in the main body of the text.
To assist readers in learning the material and applying it to practical designs,
147 examples and 75 drill problems are given throughout the book. A collection of
187 homework problems is included to help test the reader’s comprehension of the
material covered and to extend and elucidate the text.
Numerous references are provided at the end of each chapter as a start for delving
deeper into any given topic. Because optical fiber communications bring together
research and development efforts from many different scientific and engineering
disciplines, there are hundreds of articles in the literature relating to the material
covered in each chapter. Even though not all these articles can be cited in the references, the selections represent some of the major contributions to the fiber optics
field and can be considered as a good introduction to the literature. Supplementary
material and references for up-to-date developments can be found in specialized
textbooks and various conference proceedings.
To help the reader understand and use the material in the book, Appendix A
gives an overview of the international system of units and a list of various standard
physical constants. Appendix B presents a brief review of the concept of decibels.
Appendices C through E provide listings of acronyms, Roman symbols, and Greek
symbols, respectively, that are used in the book.
Newton Center, USA
Gerd Keiser