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  • Front Cover; Optical Fibers; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Technical Background; 1.2 Optical Communications Before the Advent of Optical Fibers; 1.3 Summary of the History; 1.4 Purpose and Organization of This Book; References; Chapter 2. Basic Concepts and Equations; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Wave Equation; 2.3 Solution of Wave Equation; 2.4 Classification of Wave Equation Solutions; 2.5 Phase Velocity and Group Velocity; 2.6 Propagating Power; 2.7 Eikonal Equation; 2.8 Ray Equations.
  • 2.9 Refraction and Reflection at a Boundary between Two Media2.10 Transmission Loss Mechanisms in Optical Fibers; 2.11 Optical Fiber Manufacture; References; Chapter 3. Ray Theory of Optical Fibers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Ray Theory of Uniform-Core Fibers; 3.3 Ray Theory Analysis of Nonuniform-Core Fibers; 3.4 Summary; References; Chapter 4. Wave Theory of Uniform-Core Fibers; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Derivation of Basic Equations; 4.3 Wave Phenomena in Uniform-Core Fibers; 4.4 Dispersion Characteristics; 4.5 Summary; References; Chapter 5. Wave Theory of Nonuniform-Core Fibers; 5.1 Introduction.
  • 5.2 Basic Equations and Mode Concepts in Nonuniform-Core Fibers5.3 Analysis of Nonuniform-Core Fibers by the WKB Method; 5.4 Computation of Propagation Characteristics of Multimode Fibers Based on WKB Analysis; 5.5 Analysis of Nonuniform-Core Fibers by Rayleigh-Ritz Method; 5.6 Analysis of Fibers Having [alpha]-Power Index Profiles by Power-Series Expansion Method; 5.7 Suggestions on the Optimum Index Profile for Multimode Fibers; 5.8 Analysis of Nonuniform-Core Fibers by Finite Element Method; 5.9 Analysis of Nonuniform-Core Fibers by Staircase-Approximation Method; 5.10 Summary; References.
  • Chapter 6. Classification and Comparison of Various Analysis Methods6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Various Wave Theories; 6.3 Relation between Wave and Ray Theories; 6.4 Summary; References; Chapter 7. Optimum Refractive-Index Profile of Optical Fibers; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Optimum Refractive-Index Profile for Single-Mode Fibers; 7.3 Optimum Refractive-Index Profile for Multimode Fibers; References; Chapter 8. Optical Fibers Having Structural Fluctuations; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Mode Conversion Due to Axial Fluctuation; 8.3 Summary; References.
  • Chapter 9. Measurement of Refractive-Index Profile of Optical Fibers9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Scattering-Pattern Method; 9.3 Interference Methods; 9.4 Reflection Method; 9.5 Other Methods; 9.6 Summary; References; Chapter 10. Measurement of Transmission Characteristics of Optical Fibers; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Classification of Dispersion-Measurement Techniques; 10.3 Pulse Method; 10.4 Swept-Frequency Modulation Method; 10.5 Spectrum Analysis Method; 10.6 Shuttle-Pulse Method; 10.7 Measurement of Multimode Dispersion for Each Mode Group; 10.8 Summary; References; Chapter 11. Concluding Remarks.