The Optical Waveguide: The Fiber

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Anatomy of a Fiber Cable Index of Refraction Profiles Fiber Modes Propagation of Light Critical Cone or Acceptance Cone Exit Cone Phase Velocity Group Velocity Modal Dispersion Reduction of Modal Dispersion Chromatic Dispersion Dispersion-Shifted and Dispersion-Flattened Fibers Chromatic Dispersion Limits: ITU-T Single-Mode Chromatic Dispersion Calculations Chromatic Dispersion Compensation Polarization Mode Dispersion Fiber Attenuation or Loss Fiber Spectrum Utilization Single-Mode Fiber Cutoff Wavelength Fiber Birefringence and Polarization Nonlinear Phenomena Spectral Broadening Self Phase Modulation Self-Modulation or Modulation Instability Impact of FWM on DWDM Transmission Systems Countermeasures to Reduce FWM Solitons Fiber Connectors Conclusion This chapter contains sections titled: Exercises