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Optical Fibers

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Fibre Optic Communication

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Abstract

The chapter starts with the fundamentals of light propagation in optical fibers followed by the essentials of fiber fabrication. Subsequent sections focus on typical loss and dispersion characteristics of single-mode and multimode fibers including relevant information on standardization. The basic elements of fiber cables and cables for various applications constitute another topic followed by new developments such as micro-structured and Bragg fibers, hybrid devices combining glass fibers and semiconductors and fibers for space division multiplexing.

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The authors are very much indebted to Pascale Nouchi who made significant contributions to the book chapter of the 1st edition, which has been taken as the basis for the current updated and expanded text. Unfortunately, the successful cooperation could not be continued due to a major change in responsibilities and scientific focus of Pascale.

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Sillard, P., Molin, D. (2017). Optical Fibers. In: Venghaus, H., Grote, N. (eds) Fibre Optic Communication. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 161. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42367-8_2

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