Dwdm Fundamentals, Components, and Applications (Artech House optoelectronics library) - Hardcover

Laude, Jean-Pierre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580531776 ISBN 13: 9781580531771

Publisher: Artech House, 2001

Synopsis

This leading-edge resource provides you with comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the principles, technologies, standards and applications of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (Dwdm). Essential reading for technical and business professionals alike, this volume will enable you to: understand how Dwdm components, devices and networks operate, examine the configuration and design trade-offs of current Dwdm components and systems, assess the latest standards for optical network management, discover recent technological developments, and decide the direction and most promising areas for future R&D in the field. With an authoritative and balanced presentation of history, theory, information on Wdm components, and a focus on practical system applications, the work is an invaluable technical resource and research tool for design and manufacturing engineers, optical network designers, and postgraduate students. The book also gives you an overview of the latest, innovative applications of Dwdm, particularly in telecommunication transmission links, advanced transport architectures and others.

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About the Author

Jean-Pierre Laude is scientific director at Laude Consulting. He holds an engineering degree in optics from the Ecole Superieure d'Optique de Paris and a Ph.D. in spectroscopy from the University of Paris, Orsay. He holds 50 patents and has published extensively.

Edition details

• Publisher: Artech House
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580531776
• ISBN 13: 9781580531771
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300