| Preface | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| Reviews | p. 1 |
| T. Kimura "Single-Mode Systems and Components for Longer Wavelengths" IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems vol. CAS-22, pp. 987-1010, December 1979 | p. 2 |
| K. Shirahata, W. Susaki, and H. Namizaki "Recent Developments in Fiber Optic Devices" IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques vol. MTT-30, pp. 121-131, February 1982 | p. 26 |
| C. J. Lilly "The State of the Art and Application of Optical Fibre Systems Operating at the Longer Wavelengths of 1300-1600 nm" Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Optical Communication Cannes, France, September 1982, pp. 17-23 | p. 36 |
| Fiber Fabrication | p. 45 |
| T. Li "Structures, Parameters, and Transmission Properties of Optical Fibers" Proceedings of the IEEE vol. 68, pp. 1175-80, October 1980 | p. 46 |
| J. B. MacChesney "Materials and Processes for Preform Fabrication -- Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition and Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition" Proceedings of the IEEE vol. 68, pp. 1181-84, October 1980 | p. 52 |
| M. G. Blankenship and C. W. Deneka "The Outside Vapor Deposition Method of Fabricationg Optical Waveguide Fibers" IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics vol. QE-18, pp. 1418-24, October 1982 | p. 56 |
| K. Inada "Recent Progress in Fiber Fabrication Techniques by Vapor-Phase Axial Deposition" IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics vol. QE-18, pp. 1424-32, October 1982 | p. 62 |
| Propagation in Fibers | p. 71 |
| D. Marcuse and H. M. Presby "Fiber Bandwidth-Spectrum Studies" Applied Optics vol. 18, pp. 3242-48, October 1, 1979 | p. 72 |
| R. Olshansky "Multiple-a Index Profiles" Applied Optics vol. 18, pp. 683-89, March 1, 1979 | p. 80 |
| C. Lin, P. L. Liu, T. P. Lee, C. A. Burrus, F. T. Stone, and A. J. Ritger "Measuring High-Bandwidth Fibres in the 1.3 [mu]m Region with Picosecond InGaAsP Injection Lasers and Ultrafast InGaAs Detectors" Electronics Letters vol. 17, pp. 438-40, June 25, 1981 | p. 87 |
| A. Kawana, T. Miya, N. Imoto, and H. Tsuchiya "Pulse Broadening in Long-Span Dispersion-Free Single-Mode Fibres at 1.5 [mu]m" Electronics Letters vol. 16, pp. 188-89, February 28, 1980 | p. 90 |
| D. Marcuse and C. Lin "Low Dispersion Single-Mode Fiber Transmission -- The Question of Practical versus Theoretical Maximum Transmission Bandwidth" IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics vol. QE-17, pp. 869-78, June 1981 | p. 92 |
| Fiber Buffering and Cables | p. 101 |
| L. L. Blyler, Jr., and F. V. DiMarcello "Fiber Drawing, Coating, and Jacketing" Proceedings of the IEEE vol. 68, pp. 1194-97, October 1980 | p. 102 |
| Y. Mitsunaga, Y. Katsuyama, and Y. Ishida "Reliability Assurance for Long-Length Optical Fibre Based on Proof Testing" Electronics Letters vol. 17, pp. 567-68, August 6, 1981 | p. 107 |
| T. Nakahara and N. Uchida "Optical Cable Design and Characterization in Japan" Proceedings of the IEEE vol. 68, pp. 1220-25, October 1980 | p. 109 |
| P. R. Bark, D. O. Lawrence, H. M. Liertz, O. I. Szentesi, U. Oestreich, and G. Zeidler "Cable Design, Testing, and Installation" International Fiber Optics and Communications vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 22-33, March-April 1982 | p. 116 |
| O. I. Szentesi "Field Experience with Fiber-Optic Cable Installation, Splicing, Reliability, and Maintenance" IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications vol. SAC-1, pp. 541-546, April 1983 | p. 124 |
| Connectors and Splicing Techniques | p. 131 |
| J. F. Dalgleish "Splices, Connectors, and Power Couplers for Field and Office Use" Proceedings of the IEEE vol. 68, pp. 1226-31, October 1980 | p. 132 |
| H. Liertz "Fusion Splicing Machines for Optical Fibres" Electronics Letters vol. 16, pp. 426-27, May 22, 1980 | p. 139 |
| P. Melman and W. J. Carlsen "Elastic Tube Splice Performance with Single-Mode and Multimode Fibres" Electronics Letters vol. 18, pp. 320-21, April 15, 1982 | p. 141 |
| T. Satake, S. Nagasawa, and H. Murata "Low-Loss Multifibre Connectors with Plug-Guide-Grooved Silicon" Electronics Letters vol. 17, pp. 828-30, Oct. 29, 1981 | p. 143 |
| T. Yoshizawa, T. Kurokawa, and S. Nara "High-Precision Moulded Connector for Single-Mode Optical Fibres" Electronics Letters vol. 18, pp. 598-99, July 8, 1982 | p. 145 |
| Light Sources and Transmitters | p. 147 |
| A.A. Bergh, J. A. Copeland, and R. W. Dixon "Optical Sources for Fiber Transmission Systems" Proceedings of the IEEE vol. 68, pp. 1240-47, October 1980 | p. 148 |
| M. Nakamura and S. Tsuji "Single-Mode Semiconductor Injection Lasers for Optical Fiber Communications" IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics vol. QE-17, pp. 994-1005, June 1981 | p. 155 |
| O. Wada, S. Yamakoshi, H Hamaguchi, T. Sanada, Y. Nishitani, and T. Sakurai "Performance and Reliability of High Radiance InGaAsP/InP DH LED's Operating in the 1.15-1.5 OEm Wavelength Region" IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics vol. QE-18, pp. 368-73, March 1982 | p. 167 |
| H. Yonezu, S. Katayama, N. Fujine, I. Sakuma, and K. Nishida "Reliability of Light Emitters and Detectors for Optical Fiber Communication Systems" IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications vol. SAC-1, pp. 508-514, April 1983 | p. 173 |
| D. J. Channin "Emitters for Fiberoptic Communications" Laser Focus vol. 18, no. 11, pp. 105-113, November 1982 | p. 179 |
| Photodetectors and Receivers | p. 187 |
| T. P. Pearsall "Photodetectors for Optical Communication" Journal of Optical Communications vol. 2, pp. 42-48, June 1981 | p. 188 |
| V. Diadiuk, S. H. Groves, C. E. Hurwitz, and G. N. Iseler "Low Dark-Current, High Gain GaInAs/InP Avalanche Photodetectors" IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics vol. QE-17, pp. 260-63, February 1981 | p. 195 |
| J. I. Yamada and T. Kimura "Characteristics of Gbit/s Optical Receiver Sensitivity and Long-Span Single-Mode Fiber Transmission at 1.3 [mu]m" IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics vol. QE-18, pp. 718-27, April 1982 | p. 199 |
| Multiplexing Components and Switches | p. 209 |
| B.S. Kawasaki and K. O. Hill "Low-Loss Access Coupler for Multimode Optical Fiber Distribution Networks" Applied Optics vol. 16, pp. 1794-95, July 1977 | p. 210 |
| B.S. Kawasaki, K. O. Hill, and R. G. Lamont "Biconical Taper Single-Mode Fiber Coupler" Optics Letters vol. 6, pp. 327-28, July 1981 | p. 212 |
| J. C. Williams and F. T. McDuffee "An Engineering Guide to Couplers" Laser Focus vol. 17, no. 10, pp. 129-34, October 1981 | p. 214 |
| K. Nosu, H. Ishio, and K. Hashimoto "Multireflection Optical Multi/Demultiplexer using Interference Filters" Electronics Letters vol. 15, pp. 414-15, July 5, 1979 | p. 219 |
| M. Seki, K. Kobayashi, Y. Odagiri, M. Shikada, T. Tanigawa, and R. Ishikawa "20-Channel Micro-optic Grating Demultiplexer for 1.1-1.6 CEm Band using a Small Focusing Parameter Graded-Index Rod Lens" Electronics Letters vol. 18, pp. 257-58, March 18, 1982 | p. 221 |
| System-Related Noise Effects | p. 223 |
| R. E. Epworth "Modal Noise -- Causes and Cures" Laser Focus vol. 17, no. 9, pp. 109-15, September 1981 | p. 224 |
| K. Petermann and G. Arnold "Noise and Distortion Characteristics of Semiconductor Lasers in Optical Fiber Communication Systems" IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics vol. QE-18, pp. 543-555, April 1982 | p. 231 |
| System Design and Experimental Systems | p. 245 |
| J. R. Jones "A Comparison of Lightwave, Microwave, and Coaxial Transmission Technologies" IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics vol. QE-18, pp. 1524-35, October 1982 | p. 246 |
| S. Shimada "Systems Engineering for Long-Haul Optical Fiber Transmission" Proceedings of the IEEE vol. 68, pp. 1304-09, October 1980 | p. 259 |
| H. Grothe, W. Harth, R. Th. Kersten, T. LeHiep, W. Proebster, M. Rocks, and M. Schneiderheinze "Transmission Experiments and System Calculations using 1.3 [mu]m LED" Journal of Optical Communications vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 63-66, 1982 | p. 265 |
| J. I. Yamada, S. Machida, and T. Kimura "2 Gbit/s Optical Transmission Experiments at 1.3 CEm with 44 km Single-Mode Fiber" Electronics Letters vol. 17, pp. 479-80, June 25, 1981 | p. 269 |
| C. Baack, G. Elze, B. Enning, G. Heydt, G. Walf, G. Wenke "Optical Transmission of 16 Digitised TV Channels over 21 km Fibre at a Bit Rate of 1.12 Gbit/s" Electronics Letters vol. 17, pp. 517-19, July 23, 1981 | p. 271 |
| D. J. Malyon and A. P. McDonna "102 km Unrepeatered Monomode Fibre System Experiment at 140 Mbit/s with an Injection Locked 1.52 CEm Laser Transmitter" Electronics Letters vol. 18, pp. 445-47, May 27, 1982 | p. 273 |
| M. M. Boenke, R. E. Wagner, and D. J. Will "Transmission Experiments Through 101 km and 84 km of Single-Mode Fibre at 274 Mbit/s and 420 Mbit/s" Electronics Letters vol. 18, pp. 897-98, Oct. 14, 1982 | p. 275 |
| Field Trials and Operational Systems | p. 279 |
| J. R. Stauffer "FT3C -- A Lightwave System for Metropolitan and Intercity Applications" IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications vol. SAC-1, pp. 413-419, April 1983 | p. 280 |
| T. Miki and M. Yamashita "Commercialized 32 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s Fiber Optic Transmission Systems using .85 CEm and 1.3 CEm Wavelength" Proceedings of 7th European Conference on Optical Communication Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 1981, pp. 15.2-1 to 15.2-4 | p. 287 |
| J. R. Stern, D. B. Payne, D. J. McCartney, P. Healey, P. Lindsey, D. M. Russ, and J. H. Stewart "Field Installation of a 31.5 km Monomode Optical Fiber System Operated at 140 Mbit/s and 650 Mbit/s" Electronics Letters vol. 18, pp. 631-32, July 8, 1982 | p. 291 |
| Anonymous "Telephone Systems in the U.S." International Fiber Optics and Communications vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 15-20, March-April 1982 | p. 293 |
| M. Washio, I. Kitazawa, H. Tsuji, and K. Takemoto "400 Mb/s Submarine Optical Fiber Cable Transmission System Field Trial" Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Optical Communication Cannes, France, Sept. 1982, pp. 472-77 | p. 297 |
| P. K. Runge and P. R. Trischitta "The SL Undersea Lightguide System" IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications vol. SAC-1, pp. 459-466, April 1983 | p. 303 |
| D. R. Porter, P. R. Couch, and J. W. Schelin "A High-Speed Fiber Optic Data Bus for Local Data Communications" IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communicatons vol. SAC-1, pp. 479-488, April 1983 | p. 311 |
| K. Y. Chang and E. H. Hara "Fiber Optic Broad-Band Distribution -- ELIE and Beyond" IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications vol. SAC-1, pp. 439-444, April 1983 | p. 321 |
| G. Lentiez "The Fibering of Biarritz" Laser Focus vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 125-28, November 1981 | p. 326 |
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