| Preface | 5 |
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| Content | 9 |
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| List of Abbreviations and Symbols | 20 |
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| 1. Basics of Optical Data Communication | 30 |
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| 1.1 Light Propagation in Optical Fibers and Waveguides | 30 |
| 1.1.1 Wave and Quantum Nature of Light | 30 |
| 1.1.2 Electromagnetic Spectrum | 30 |
| 1.1.3 Refraction and Total Reflection | 31 |
| 1.1.4 Waveguides and Optical Fibers | 32 |
| 1.1.5 Singlemode and Multimode Waveguides | 33 |
| 1.1.6 Overview of Optical Fibers | 34 |
| 1.1.7 Designations of Optical Fibers | 36 |
| 1.2 Digital and Analog Optical Signal Transmission | 37 |
| 1.2.1 Digital Optical Signal Transmission | 39 |
| 1.2.2 Amplitude, Frequency, and Phase Modulation | 50 |
| 1.2.3 Modulating a Carrier Frequency | 51 |
| 1.2.4 Specific Transmission Methods in Optical Communications | 52 |
| 1.2.5 Modulating a Subcarrier | 54 |
| 1.3 Network Architectures | 55 |
| 1.3.1 Active and Passive Networks | 55 |
| 1.3.2 Network Structures | 56 |
| 1.3.3 Multiple Access Methods | 57 |
| 2. Optical Fibers | 65 |
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| 2.1 Fundamentals of Optical Fibers | 65 |
| 2.1.1 Refractive Index Profiles | 65 |
| 2.1.2 Numerical Aperture | 67 |
| 2.1.3 Ray Trajectory in Optical Fibers | 68 |
| 2.1.4 Modes in Optical Fibers | 70 |
| 2.1.5 Parameters for Describi
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