{"product_id":"9783662136997","title":"Springer Series in Optical Sciences: Fundamentals","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringer Series in Optical Sciences: Fundamentals\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eNeumann, Ernst-Georg\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eSingle-mode fibers are the most advanced means of transmitting information, since they provide extremely low attenuation and very high bandwidths. At present, long distance communication by single-mode fibers is cheaper than by conventional copper cables, and in the future single-mode fibers will also be used in the subscriber loop. Since single-mode fibers have many applications, a variety of people need to understand this modern transmission medium. How­ ever, waveguiding in single-mode fibers is much more difficult to understand than waveguiding in copper lines. A single-mode fiber is a dielectric waveguide operated at optical wave­ lengths. Since 1961, I have been involved in experimental and theoretical re­ search on dielectric rod waveguides in the microwave region. From the experi­ ments, I learned much about the properties of a wave guided by a dielectric rod or a glass fiber, especially about its behavior at waveguide discontinuities like bends, gaps, or the waveguide end. Since 1972, my co-workers and I have also been investigating dielectric waveguides at optical frequencies, and since 1973 I have lectured on \"Optical Communications\". These activities have shown that there is a need for a tutorial introduction to the new technical field of single­ mode fibers. In this book the physical fundamentals are emphasized and the mathematics is limited to the absolutely necessary subjects. Besides presenting a physical explanation of waveguiding in single-mode fibers, it is also the aim of this book to give an overview of the knowledge accumulated in this field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2013-10-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783662136997\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-540-48173-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 533\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44422195511436,"sku":"9783662136997","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783662136997.jpg?v=1774027107","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783662136997","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}