Fiber Optic Communications

  1. System Design and Analysis
    1. System Architecture Design
      1. Point-to-Multipoint Networks
        1. Broadcast Distribution
          1. Passive Splitting
            1. Active Switching
            2. Network Topologies
              1. Ring Topology
                1. Mesh Topology
                  1. Star Topology
                    1. Tree Topology
                  2. Bandwidth Budget Analysis
                    1. Bandwidth Limitations
                      1. Transmitter Rise Time
                        1. Receiver Rise Time
                          1. Fiber Dispersion
                            1. Component Bandwidth
                            2. Rise Time Budget
                              1. Individual Component Contributions
                                1. Total System Rise Time
                                  1. Bandwidth-Rise Time Relationship
                                  2. Dispersion Analysis
                                    1. Chromatic Dispersion Effects
                                      1. Dispersion Compensation
                                    2. Modulation Formats
                                      1. Intensity Modulation Formats
                                        1. On-Off Keying
                                          1. Return-to-Zero
                                            1. Non-Return-to-Zero
                                              1. Duobinary
                                              2. Advanced Modulation Formats
                                                1. Phase-Shift Keying
                                                  1. Differential Phase-Shift Keying
                                                    1. Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying
                                                      1. Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
                                                      2. Modulation Format Selection
                                                        1. Spectral Efficiency
                                                          1. Receiver Sensitivity
                                                            1. Nonlinear Tolerance
                                                              1. Implementation Complexity
                                                            2. System Performance Metrics
                                                              1. Bit Error Rate
                                                                1. Error Probability
                                                                  1. Q-Factor Relationship
                                                                    1. Measurement Techniques
                                                                    2. Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio
                                                                      1. OSNR Definition
                                                                        1. Measurement Methods
                                                                          1. System Requirements
                                                                          2. Eye Diagram Analysis
                                                                            1. Eye Opening
                                                                              1. Jitter Measurements
                                                                                1. Noise Analysis

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                                                                            10. Multiplexing Technologies