Front Matter

Table of Contents

• Front Matter

• Part 1 System Overview
• 1. WDM, Fiber to the X, and HFC Systems: A Technical Review

• 2. Basic Structure of Optical Transceivers

• 3. Introduction to CATV Standards and Concepts of Operation

• Part 2 Semiconductors and Passives
• 4. Introduction to Optical Fibers and Passive Optical Fiber Components

• 5. Optics, Modules, and Lenses

• 6. Semiconductor Laser Diode Fundamentals

• 7. Laser Dynamics: External Modulation for CATV and Fast Data Rates

• 8. Photodetectors

• Part 3 RF and Control Concepts
• 9. Basic RF Definitions and IMD Effects on TV Picture

• 10. Introduction to Receiver Front-End Noise Modeling

• 11. Amplifier Analysis and Design Concepts

• 12. AGC Topologies and Concepts

• 13. Laser Power and Temperature Control Loops

• Part 4 Introduction to CATV MODEM and Transmitters
• 14. Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) in CATV Optical Transmitters

• 15. Introduction to CATV MODEM

• 16. Linearization Techniques

• 17. System Link Budget Calculation and Impairment Aspects

• Part 5 Digital Transceivers Performance
• 18. Introduction to Digital Data Signals and Design Constraints

• 19. Transceivers and Tunable Wavelength Transceiver Modules

• Part 6 Integration and Testing
• 20. Cross-Talk Isolation

• 21. Test Setups

• Back Matter