Single-mode fibers : fundamentals

Author(s)

• Neumann, Ernst-Georg

Bibliographic Information

Single-mode fibers : fundamentals

E.G. Neumann

（Springer series in optical sciences, v. 57）

Springer, c1988

• : us
• : gw

Note

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Single-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.

Table of Contents

Physical Explanation of Waveguiding by Single-Mode Fibers.- Electromagnetic Fields.- Gaussian Beams.- The Fundamental Fiber Mode.- Higher-Order Modes.- Launching of Modes.- Radiation from the Fiber End.- Joints Between Fibers.- Spot Size and Width of the Radiation Pattern.- Signal Transmission Through Single-Mode Fibers.- Components for Single-Mode Fibers.- Measuring Techniques.

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Details

• NCID: BA04397883
• ISBN:
  • 0387187456
  • 3540187456
• LCCN: 88006530
• Country Code: gw
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Berlin ; Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 530 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : TA1800
  • DC19 : 621.36/92
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Optical fibers
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00063354