Undersea Fiber Communication Systems, Third edition is an authoritative guide exploring the comprehensive aspects of optical communication systems over submarine cables. Covering topics such as design, technology, installation, and maintenance, it serves as an essential resource for students, experts, operators, and investors alike. This updated edition reflects the significant advancements made in the field over the past decade, ensuring it remains indispensable in the rapidly evolving domain of submarine optical communications. The third edition addresses key developments including the transverse role of open cables, the evolution of coherent transponders, and the impacts of space division multiplexing (SDM).
The book also explores advancements in wet plant equipment, environmental impacts of marine operations, contract management, and the progression of unrepeated systems to match repeated systems at network levels. This comprehensive update ensures the book's relevance and utility in a field marked by continuous innovation.
1. Part One: Introduction - p. xxxi 2. 1 Introduction to submarine fiber communication - p. 3 3. 2 Historical overview of submarine communication systems - p. 23 4. Part Two: Submarine system design - p. 58 5. 3 Digital communication for optical transmission systems - p. 61 6. Abstract - p. 61 7. 3.1 Introduction - p. 61 8. 3.2 Transmission chain and performance metrics - p. 61 9. 3.3 Modulation/demodulation schemes - p. 73 10. 3.4 Optical transmitters and receivers - p. 85 11. 3.4.4 IM-DD systems - p. 93 12. 3.4.5 Differential-detection based schemes - p. 97 13. 3.4.6 Coherent detection - p. 98 14. 3.4.7 Modern coherent transceiver architectures - p. 103 15. 3.5 Optical channel - p. 103 16. 3.5.1 Principle of single mode fiber - p. 103 17. 3.5.2 Polarization effects and polarization division multiplexing - p. 107 18. 3.5.3 Space division multiplexing - p. 110 19. 3.6 DSP equalization techniques - p. 116 20. 3.6.1 Chromatic dispersion compensation - p. 117 21. 3.6.2 Polarization demultiplexing MIMO equalization - p. 119 22. 3.6.3 Carrier frequency offset compensation - p. 121 23. 3.6.4 Carrier phase estimation - p. 121 24. 3.6.5 Advanced MIMO decoders - p. 122 25. 3.6.6 Nonlinearity compensation - p. 124 26. 3.7 FEC coding and decoding - p. 127 27. 3.7.1 FEC in the transmission chain - p. 127 28. 3.7.2 BCH codes - p. 130 29. 3.7.3 Low-density parity-check codes - p. 132 30. 3.7.4 New FEC codes - p. 136 31. 3.7.5 FEC in submarine optical communication systems - p. 138 32. 3.7.6 Conclusion - p. 140 33. References - p. 140 34. 4 Optical amplification - p. 145 35. 5 Ultralong-haul transmission in submarine open cables - p. 191 36. Abstract - p. 191 37. Acknowledgments - p. 191 38. 5.1 Introduction - p. 191 39. 5.2 Main propagation effects and modeling in a subsea cable - p. 196 40. 5.3 Decoupling the line from the transceiver: GSNR, cable capacity - p. 227 41. 5.3.1 Motivation - p. 227 42. 5.3.2 End-to-end Gaussian noise modeling - p. 227 43. 5.3.3 From GSNR, total SNR, to end-to-end quality of transmission - p. 229 44. 5.3.4 Description of an open cable through SNRASE and GSNR metrics - p. 233 45. 5.4 Key features of industrial long-haul transmission systems - p. 249 46. 5.4.1 From theory to industrial systems - p. 249 47. 5.4.2 Turnkey submarine system characteristics and capacity budget table - p. 251 48. 5.4.3 Repeater supervisory - p. 256 49. 5.4.4 Power budget table - p. 256 50. 5.4.5 Open cable characteristics and open budget table - p. 259 51. 5.5 Gain equalization - p. 265 52. 5.5.1 Power preemphasis - p. 265 53. 5.5.2 Fixed gain equalizer - p. 269 54. 5.5.3 Tunable gain equalizer - p. 272 55. 5.5.4 Impact of nonoptimal gain equalization - p. 274 56. 5.6 Evolution of long-haul transmission systems towards SDM - p. 276 57. 5.6.1 From high capacity per fiber to power-efficient high-capacity cables - p. 276 58. 5.6.2 SDM transmission system optimization - p. 280 59. 5.6.3 Perspectives related to MCF or HCF - p. 289 60. References - p. 295 61. 6 Directions for future subsea cable systems - p. 301 62. 7 Unrepeatered transmission - p. 325 63. 8 Nontelecom applications for submarine cables - p. 373 64. 9 Environmental sensing with transmission fibers in undersea cables - p. 417 65. Part Three: Submarine equipment - p. 478 66. 10 Submarine network architectures, terminals, and management - p. 481 67. 11 Submarine system powering - p. 557 68. 12 Submarine fibers - p. 581 69. 13 Submerged plant equipment - p. 605 70. 14 Cable technology - p. 661 71. Part Four: Planning, operation and maintenance - p. 705 72. 15 From system planning to deployment - p. 709 73. 16 Submarine cable upgrades and transponder technologies - p. 735 74. 17 Marine and maintenance from inception to end of life - p. 765 75. Index - p. 815
Undersea Fiber Communication Systems, Third edition is an authoritative guide exploring the comprehensive aspects of optical communication systems over submarine cables. Covering topics such as design, technology, installation, and maintenance, it serves as an essential resource for students, experts, operators, and investors alike. This updated edition reflects the significant advancements made in the field over the past decade, ensuring it remains indispensable in the rapidly evolving domain of submarine optical communications. The third edition addresses key developments including the transverse role of open cables, the evolution of coherent transponders, and the impacts of space division multiplexing (SDM).
The book also explores advancements in wet plant equipment, environmental impacts of marine operations, contract management, and the progression of unrepeated systems to match repeated systems at network levels. This comprehensive update ensures the book's relevance and utility in a field marked by continuous innovation.
1. Part One: Introduction - p. xxxi 2. 1 Introduction to submarine fiber communication - p. 3 3. 2 Historical overview of submarine communication systems - p. 23 4. Part Two: Submarine system design - p. 58 5. 3 Digital communication for optical transmission systems - p. 61 6. Abstract - p. 61 7. 3.1 Introduction - p. 61 8. 3.2 Transmission chain and performance metrics - p. 61 9. 3.3 Modulation/demodulation schemes - p. 73 10. 3.4 Optical transmitters and receivers - p. 85 11. 3.4.4 IM-DD systems - p. 93 12. 3.4.5 Differential-detection based schemes - p. 97 13. 3.4.6 Coherent detection - p. 98 14. 3.4.7 Modern coherent transceiver architectures - p. 103 15. 3.5 Optical channel - p. 103 16. 3.5.1 Principle of single mode fiber - p. 103 17. 3.5.2 Polarization effects and polarization division multiplexing - p. 107 18. 3.5.3 Space division multiplexing - p. 110 19. 3.6 DSP equalization techniques - p. 116 20. 3.6.1 Chromatic dispersion compensation - p. 117 21. 3.6.2 Polarization demultiplexing MIMO equalization - p. 119 22. 3.6.3 Carrier frequency offset compensation - p. 121 23. 3.6.4 Carrier phase estimation - p. 121 24. 3.6.5 Advanced MIMO decoders - p. 122 25. 3.6.6 Nonlinearity compensation - p. 124 26. 3.7 FEC coding and decoding - p. 127 27. 3.7.1 FEC in the transmission chain - p. 127 28. 3.7.2 BCH codes - p. 130 29. 3.7.3 Low-density parity-check codes - p. 132 30. 3.7.4 New FEC codes - p. 136 31. 3.7.5 FEC in submarine optical communication systems - p. 138 32. 3.7.6 Conclusion - p. 140 33. References - p. 140 34. 4 Optical amplification - p. 145 35. 5 Ultralong-haul transmission in submarine open cables - p. 191 36. Abstract - p. 191 37. Acknowledgments - p. 191 38. 5.1 Introduction - p. 191 39. 5.2 Main propagation effects and modeling in a subsea cable - p. 196 40. 5.3 Decoupling the line from the transceiver: GSNR, cable capacity - p. 227 41. 5.3.1 Motivation - p. 227 42. 5.3.2 End-to-end Gaussian noise modeling - p. 227 43. 5.3.3 From GSNR, total SNR, to end-to-end quality of transmission - p. 229 44. 5.3.4 Description of an open cable through SNRASE and GSNR metrics - p. 233 45. 5.4 Key features of industrial long-haul transmission systems - p. 249 46. 5.4.1 From theory to industrial systems - p. 249 47. 5.4.2 Turnkey submarine system characteristics and capacity budget table - p. 251 48. 5.4.3 Repeater supervisory - p. 256 49. 5.4.4 Power budget table - p. 256 50. 5.4.5 Open cable characteristics and open budget table - p. 259 51. 5.5 Gain equalization - p. 265 52. 5.5.1 Power preemphasis - p. 265 53. 5.5.2 Fixed gain equalizer - p. 269 54. 5.5.3 Tunable gain equalizer - p. 272 55. 5.5.4 Impact of nonoptimal gain equalization - p. 274 56. 5.6 Evolution of long-haul transmission systems towards SDM - p. 276 57. 5.6.1 From high capacity per fiber to power-efficient high-capacity cables - p. 276 58. 5.6.2 SDM transmission system optimization - p. 280 59. 5.6.3 Perspectives related to MCF or HCF - p. 289 60. References - p. 295 61. 6 Directions for future subsea cable systems - p. 301 62. 7 Unrepeatered transmission - p. 325 63. 8 Nontelecom applications for submarine cables - p. 373 64. 9 Environmental sensing with transmission fibers in undersea cables - p. 417 65. Part Three: Submarine equipment - p. 478 66. 10 Submarine network architectures, terminals, and management - p. 481 67. 11 Submarine system powering - p. 557 68. 12 Submarine fibers - p. 581 69. 13 Submerged plant equipment - p. 605 70. 14 Cable technology - p. 661 71. Part Four: Planning, operation and maintenance - p. 705 72. 15 From system planning to deployment - p. 709 73. 16 Submarine cable upgrades and transponder technologies - p. 735 74. 17 Marine and maintenance from inception to end of life - p. 765 75. Index - p. 815
