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Optical Networking

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This up-to-date collection of research papers from the field of optical network design comprises the proceedings of the 11th Tyrrhenian Workshop on Digital Communications held in Italy, September 1999. Contributions from internationally renowned experts provide the reader with an insight into the design aspects of modern optical networking at the protocol, system and device levels. Subjects are self-contained and reflect the focused views of those who participate in active research in this field. Contributors give their personal opinions and answer questions on the following topics: - Boundaries of the Optical Network Layer in Future Communications Networks. - Management of the Optical Network Layer. - Fiber, Optoelectronic and Integrated-Optic Devices and Components for Switched/Unswitched Optical Networks. - System Technologies in the Networking Scenario. - Switching and Access: Switched WANs, Switched/Unswitched LANs. Expertise and experience combine in this volume to provide a current overview of recent advances in the field. This instructive volume will help readers follow the current research literature and improve their own research.

Optical Character Recognition (Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering)

Shunji Mori, Hirobumi Nishida, Hiromitsu Yamada

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 2.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

As optical character recognition (OCR) begins to find applications ranging from store checkout scanners to money-changing machines and postal system automation, it has become one of the most dynamic areas in information science today. Yet few volumes explore this data-oriented process without relying heavily on mathematical background reading.

Now, Shunji Mori, Hirobumi Nishida, and Hiromitsu Yamada, among the field's most respected researchers since its inception, present this self-contained, clearly written guidebook to OCR—the first comprehensive treatment of the preprocessing, feature-extraction, and systematic description-matching stages of the OCR process. Including a wealth of original research material available here for the first time, this book is both an ideal professional reference source and an excellent entry point for course work in the subject.

Key features of Optical Character Recognition:

• Theoretical framework based on functional analysis—not previously available in a detailed, English-language version
• Extensive explanation of preprocessing theory, including blurring and sampling, normalization, thinning, and binary and gray-scale morphology
• Intensive section on feature extraction, exploring linear methods, structure analysis, and algebraic description
• Original work on systematic shape description as a prerequisite to matching
• Original material on elastic matching, including image recognition of characters and objects
• Requires only the standard undergraduate requisites of algebra, linear algebra, and advanced calculus

Fiber Optic Communications

Lynne D. Green

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Fiber Optic Communications is an excellent text that provides a comprehensive discussion of fiber optic components, link analysis, and link design. The book presents background information in communications theory (primarily encoding and data timing) and the fundamentals of optics. Components are covered with particular emphasis on their impact on link performance. The analysis and design aspects of the book focus on point-to-point links. Extensive use of exercises and examples help illustrate concepts for analyzing component and link performance. In addition, many fiber optic link design problems have been included. Appendices add additional depth to coverage to such topics as Maxwell's equations. Fiber Optic Communications will be an indispensable text and guide for students and professionals in fiber optic communication, electrical engineering, and electronic technology.

1999 High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium: The University of Leeds 17 September 1999

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Non-Linear Pulses in Integrated and Waveguide Optics (Oxford Series in Optical and Imaging Sciences)

A. B. Shvartsburg

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This is a self-contained, highly readable introduction to a new field of applied physics that makes use of non-linear optics in the design of new all-optical circuits. The book primarily considers third-order non-linear optical phenomena in layered structures, guiding interfaces, and channel waveguides, particularly focusing on the concepts of energy dependent periodicity, gyrotropy, reflection, mode conversion, and non-reciprocity. Non-Linear Pulses in Integrated and Waveguide Optics is an indispensable text for those requiring a structured explanation of the phenomena as well as information about the latest advances in a new generation of devices. Researchers, designers, users, and students of non-linear integrated optics will welcome this book.

Optical WDM Networks: Concepts and Design Principles

Jun Zheng, Hussein T. Mouftah

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The essential guide to the state of the art in WDM and its vast networking potential

As a result of its huge transmission capacity and countless other advantages, fiber optics has fostered a bandwidth revolution, addressing the constantly growing demand for increased bandwidth. Within this burgeoning area, Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) has emerged as a breakthrough technology for exploiting the capacity of optical fibers. Today, WDM is deployed by many network providers for point-to-point transmission--but there is strong momentum to develop it as a full-fledged networking technology in its own right. The telecommunications industry, network service providers, and research communities worldwide are paying close attention.

Optical WDM Networks presents an easy-to-follow introduction to basic concepts, key issues, effective solutions, and state-of-the-art technologies for wavelength-routed WDM networks. Responding to the need for resources focused on the networking potential of WDM, the book is organized in terms of the most important networking aspects, such as:

• Network control architecture
• Routing and wavelength assignment
• Virtual topology design and reconfiguration
• Distributed lightpath control and management
• Optical-layer protection and restoration
• IP over WDM
• Trends for the future in optical networks

Each chapter includes examples and problems that illustrate and offer practical application of concepts, as well as extensive references for further reading. This is an essential resource for professionals and students in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science as well as network engineers, designers, planners, operators, and managers who seek a backbone of knowledge in optical networks.

Next Generation SONET/SDH: Voice and Data

Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos

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Disappointing 1 out of 5 stars.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

I bought the book hoping to use it as an introductory text for GFP, VCAT and LCAS. After all that's what the "next-generation" SONET is about. The author first starts with explaining the T-carrier hierarchy (which is OK as a general introduction to TDM networks), but each section looks totally out of the context and no relationship is established with the rest of the text. Similar case is with the next chapter on packet networks. Finally, come the chapter on GFP. At the first glance it looks like the entire chapter dedicated to GFP may contain a lot of information, but when one starts reading it's completely disappointing. Most of the sections are incomplete, some are not even technically correct. Most of the sections are random excerpts from tutorial papers that author lists at the end of the chapter. One would be much better off getting the May 2002 issue of IEEE Communication Magazine and reading all the papers that have been published in that issue (the issue was dedicated to GFP). In the next chapter (where one would expect detailed technical tutorial on VCAT and LCAS), there is very little information. I was able to Google out more material on VCAT and LCAS then what I was able to find in this book. This is about a point where I stopped reading and regretted the money spent on the book. I do not recommend it at all.

Editorial Review:

Since the early 1990's the SONET/SDH standard has been very successful in high speed optical communications and it has now paved the way to ultra-high bandwidth data transport. Previously the primary objective of SONET was synchronous traffic with an expected high quality of service whereas asynchronous traffic (data) was of secondary concern. The rapid increase in data traffic has demanded a data network with better QoS and higher data rates, in the range of 2.5 - 10 Gb/s, which are in closer alignment with SONET. At the same time data has been penetrating into the synchronous network, creating a demand for a more flexible and data-friendly standard. With SONET already in place with it's tremendous investment in equipment and infrastructure and personnel training—has led to the new network that combines the best of both worlds, the next generation of SONET/SDH.

WDM Technologies: Active Optical Components (Optics and Photonics Series)

Achyut K. Dutta, Niloy K. Dutta, Masahiko Fujiwara

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This book will be an excellent resource for engineers and researchers engaged in all aspects of fiber optics communication, such as, optoelectronics, equipment/system design, and manufacturing. The book is also a resource for graduate students and scholars interested in these rapidly growing fields.

Ã,· Provides the reader with insight and understanding for key active optical components frequently being / to be used in the optical communication systems, essential building blocks of today's/next generation fiber optic networks
Ã,· Allows engineers working in optical communication area, (from system to component) to understand the principle and mechanics of each key component they deal with for optical system design
Ã,·Covers different laser diodes as transmitter and pumping sources, different modulators, and different photodetectors

WDM Technologies: Active Optical Components (Optics and Photonics Series)

Achyut K. Dutta, Niloy K. Dutta, Masahiko Fujiwara

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This book will be an excellent resource for engineers and researchers engaged in all aspects of fiber optics communication, such as, optoelectronics, equipment/system design, and manufacturing. The book is also a resource for graduate students and scholars interested in these rapidly growing fields.

Ã,· Provides the reader with insight and understanding for key active optical components frequently being / to be used in the optical communication systems, essential building blocks of today's/next generation fiber optic networks
Ã,· Allows engineers working in optical communication area, (from system to component) to understand the principle and mechanics of each key component they deal with for optical system design
Ã,·Covers different laser diodes as transmitter and pumping sources, different modulators, and different photodetectors