This is a self-contained book on the foundations and applications of optical and microwave technologies to telecommunication networks application, with an emphasis on access, local, road, cars, trains, vessels and airplanes, indoor and in-car data transmission as well as for long-distance fiber-systems and application in outer space and automation technology. The book provides a systematic discussion of physics/optics, electromagnetic wave theory, optical fibre technology, and the potential and limitations of optical and microwave transmission.

About the Author

Otto Strobel, Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Otto Strobel has worked for many years in R&D and consultancy for companies including Daimler, Alcatel-Lucent (now Bell Labs Germany), HP (now Agilent), Siemens, and Diehl Aerospace. He currently teaches physics, optoelectronics, optical communication, optical buses in automotive applications and optical sensors at the Esslingen University of Applied Sciences.

Book Information
ISBN 9781119971900
Author Otto Strobel
Format Hardback
Page Count 520
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 925g
Dimensions(mm) 252mm * 178mm * 28mm