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Preface Glossary of symbols and abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Optical fiber waveguides 3. Transmission characteristics of optical fibers 4. Optical fibers and cables 5. Optical fiber connection: joints and couplers 6. Optical sources 1: the laser 7. Optical sources 2: the light emitting diode 8. Optical detectors 9. Direct detection receiver performance considerations 10. Optical amplification and integrated optics 11. Integrated Optics and Photonics 12. Optical fiber systems 1: intensity modulation/direct detection 13. Optical Fiber Systems 2: coherent and phase modulated 14. Optical fiber measurements 15. Optical Networks Appendix A The field relations in a planar guide Appendix B Gaussian pulse response Appendix C Variance of a random variable Appendix D Variance of the sum of independent random variables Appendix E Closed loop transfer function for the transimpedance amplifier Index
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