Wavelength Division Multiplexing: A Practical Engineering Guide

A practical, application-oriented guide to state-of-the-art and next-gen WDM systems and networks

Written by an author team with unrivaled experience in both technical research and commercial applications, this book treats Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) from a purely practical, application-oriented point of view. Working from the ULH backbone down to the level of PON access, the authors discuss the major characteristics and constraints of modern fiber-optic components, transport systems, and fibers and their interrelation in state-of-the-art WDM systems and networks. In addition to considering major telecom and datacom applications—including a range of specific enterprise and inter-data-center applications—the authors provide a fascinating and informative look forward at next-gen systems.

Featuring a clear, accessible narrative and hundreds of equations and diagrams, Wavelength Division Multiplexing provides timely coverage of:

• System/link engineering—with practical guidelines
• Expert rules of thumb on technology selection and link dimensioning
• 10/40 Gb/s WDM systems—with real-world examples
• Emerging 100 Gb/s systems and technologies
• Developments in system access (passive WDM, WDM-PON)
• Coherent vs. non-coherent high-capacity transport
• Energy efficiency in WDM transport
• WDM system and network monitoring
• Protection and resilience techniques

Wavelength Division Multiplexing is a valuable working resource for engineers in transport-related departments at network operators and large enterprises. It also is a valuable reference for technicians in need of a guide to current and next-gen fiber-optic transport systems and networks.