WDM Systems and Networks

• 1. Modeling, Simulation, Design and Engineering of WDM Systems and Networks: An Introduction.- 2. Computer Modeling of Transport Layer Effects.- 3. State of the Art in Device and Network Element Level Modeling.- 4. Semianalytical Models for Network Performance Evaluation.- 5. Commercial Optical Communication Software Simulation Tools.- 6. Optical Interconnects.- 7. Short Range (in building) Systems and Networks: A Chance for Plastic Optical Fibers.- 8. WDM Phase-Modulated Millimeter-Wave Fiber Systems.- 9. Fiber to the Home Through Passive Optical Networks.- 10. Coherent Optical Communication Systems.- 11. Design Process for Terrestrial & Undersea DWDM Network Upgrades.- 12. Impairment-Aware Optical Networking: A Survey.- 13. Provisioning and Survivability in Multi-Domain Optical Networks.- 14. Future Directions in WDM Systems and Networks.

From the reviews: "This book describes the latest developments in the field of optical communication systems and network design and engineering. ... This book will be useful to research scientists and engineers, as well as university professors who want to know how to more efficiently design and engineer optical communication systems." (Ishtiaque Ahmed, Optics & Photonics News, August, 2013)