{"product_id":"lightwave-technology-9780471215738","title":"Lightwave Technology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA comprehensive treatise on the components and devices of the lightwave explosion\u003cbr\u003e Multiple advances in lightwave technology have led to a veritable overload of global information systems throughout the world. Given the sheer number and growing importance of such systems, Govind Agrawal''s Lightwave Technology answers the need for a comprehensive and up-to-date account of all major aspects of this rapidly expanding field.\u003cbr\u003e Components and Devices, the first independent volume of this two-volume engineering resource, is devoted to describing a multitude of today''s silica- and semiconductor-based optical devices. Conceived and written by the foremost expert and bestselling author in the fiber optic field, the text provides detailed, in-depth coverage of both theoretical and practical aspects of the science, including:\u003cbr\u003e * Fiber optics\u003cbr\u003e * Passive and active fiber components\u003cbr\u003e * Planar waveguides\u003cbr\u003e * Semiconductor lasers and amplifiers\u003cbr\u003e * Optical modulators\u0026lt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003e1. Optical Fibers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Passive Fiber Components.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Active Fiber Components.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Planar Waveguides.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Semiconductor Lasers and Amplifiers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Optical Modulators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Photodetectors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. WDM Components.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Optical Switching.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Time-Domain Switching.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: System of Units.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Software Package.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Acronyms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402529087831,"sku":"9780471215738","price":126.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471215738.jpg?v=1730480680","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lightwave-technology-9780471215738","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}