Nonlinear Optics in Telecommunications

Book Description
  This book is dedicated to Nonlinear Effects in optical Telecommunications Systems. It gives a comprehensive overview of each Effect from a physical point of view and discusses its implications for the Capacity of transmission Systems with practical estimations and partly with Experiments. Nonlinear Effects are not only responsible for a reduction of the Capacity of Lightwave Systems but are able, to some extent, to satisfy the ever increasing bandwidth demand of Applications like the Internet and Video Telephones. Because they can, in principle, overcome the limitations of electrical signal processing in today?s optical networks. If they are used in the right manner nonliner effects give the possibility to exploit the bandwidth of optical systems close to the physical limit. Therefore special Chapters are dealing with Applications of nonlinear Effects for Signal Processing, ultrafast optical switching, wavelength conversion, Nonlinear Amplification and Optical Phaseconjugation. In order to allow a fast overview and a self studying of the subject, the book is organised in a didactical manner with a Summary and Problems at the end of each Chapter.


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Broader bandwidths, denser channel spacing, and higher signal intensities all makes nonlinear effects more critical to the performance of telecommunications systems. This comprehensive and didactic overview explores the nonlinear effects from a physical point of view and discusses the implications for signal capacity. Enriched with practical considerations and experimental results, the book offers special chapters dealing with applications of nonlinear effects for signal processing, ultrafast-optical switching, wavelength conversion, nonlinear amplification, and optical phase-conjugation. The author Thomas Schneider of Deutsche Telekom demonstrates how innovative thinking can actually exploit nonlinear effects to enhance hand-width and overcome previous limitations. Equipped with chapter-end summaries and problems, this reference can also serve as a graduate-level textbook.


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