This book provides a foundation in polarization optics and the treatment of polarization effects for researchers and engineers who study or work in the field of fiber optic communications.
Table of Contents
1. An overview of polarisation optics in optical fibre communicationsPart I Fundamentals of polarisation optics
2. Description of light polarisation
3. Birefringence in anisotropic media
4. Jones and Mueller matrices for polarisation devices
Part II The polarization phenomena and applications in optical fibre communications
5. The commonly used polarization devices and polarisation controller
6. The birefringence in fibres and polarization maintaining fibre
7. Polarisation mode dispersion in fibres
8. Spin-vector calculus for polarisation in fibres
9. Polarisation dependent loss
Part III The measurements, modelling and equalisation of the polarisation effects in fibres
10. The measurement methods of polarisation effects
11. Polarisation effects modelling in optical fibre communication systems
12. The equalisation technologies for polarisation effects in optical fibre communication systems
Authors
Xiaoguang Zhang Professor. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China.Professor Xiaoguang Zhang is based at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. Professor Zhang has been an IEEE member since 2000. He is also a member of various Chinese professional organizations, such as the Chinese Optics Society, senior member of the China Institute of Communications and senior member of China Institute of Electronics.
Lixia Xi Professor, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. Professor Lixia Xi is based at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. Professor Xi's research interests include polarization effects in fibres, high speed optical fibre communication systems, physical impairments mitigation or equalization techniques, optical sensors. Hu Zhang Associate Professor, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China.Dr Hu Zhang is Associate Professor at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. Dr Zhang's research focuses mainly on special optical fibre, fibre devices, and space division multiplexing technology. He has been granted 4 patents and co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers.
Xiaosheng Xiao Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China.Associate Professor Xiaosheng Xiao is based at the State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China. His research interests include fibre optics, mode-locked fibre lasers, and optical fibre communications.
