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Fundamentals of Optical Communication

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The ultimate goal of the optical signal transmission is to achieve the predetermined bit-error ratio (BER) between any two nodes in an optical network. The optical transmission system has to be properly designed in order to provide the reliable operation during its lifetime, which includes the management of key engineering parameters. In this chapter, we describe the key optical components used in contemporary optical communication systems; basic direct detection modulation schemes; and basic coherent detection schemes. This chapter is based on [1–24].

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    Ivan Djordjevic, William Ryan & Bane Vasic

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Djordjevic, I., Ryan, W., Vasic, B. (2010). Fundamentals of Optical Communication. In: Coding for Optical Channels. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5569-2_2

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