Overview
- Presents state-of-the-art results on optical communications
- Enables the reader to explore different aspects of optical systems
- Addresses error connection techniques
Part of the book series: Telecommunications and Information Technology (TIT)
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This book focuses on recent research and developments on optical communications. The chapters present different aspects of optical communication systems, comprising high capacity transmission over long distances, coherent and intensity modulated technologies, orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing, ultrafast switching techniques, and photonic integrated devices. Digital signal processing and error correction techniques are also addressed. The content is of interest to graduate students and researchers in optical communications.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Alberto Paradisi is the Vice President Research and Development at CPqD. He has vast R&D experience, coordination and management in Electrical Engineering, Innovation Management with special focus on Telecom Systems. His main activities are in the following areas: modeling and simulation of optical devices and sub-systems, data networks and traffic engineering, WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexed) optical transmission systems, erbium-doped fiber amplification and Raman-type amplification, optical routing technology, performance monitoring of WDM optical networks, ASON/GMPLS control plans, digital processing of optical systems, passive optical networking, OTN networks and advanced Ethernet networks, protection and restoration of optical networks.
Andrea Chiuchiarelli is a senior researcher at CPqD, in the Division of Optical Technologies. His main areas of interest are Optical Communication Systems, Coherent Optical Technologies and High-Capacity Optical Data Center Interconnect.
Rafael Carvalho Figueiredo is a researcher at CPqD, in Optical Technologies Division. His current areas of interest include optical amplification, high-speed optical communications, optical switching, and semiconductor optical amplifiers.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Optical Communications
Book Subtitle: Advanced Systems and Devices for Next Generation Networks
Editors: Alberto Paradisi, Rafael Carvalho Figueiredo, Andrea Chiuchiarelli, Eduardo de Souza Rosa
Series Title: Telecommunications and Information Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97187-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97186-5Published: 13 September 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07317-6Published: 13 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97187-2Published: 04 September 2018
Series ISSN: 2365-564X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-5658
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 261
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 174 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Signal, Image and Speech Processing