**Meet the editor**

Narottam Das received B.Sc and M.Sc degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, respectively. He received Ph.D degree in systems and information engineering from Yamagata University, Japan in 2000. Currently he is an academic staff at the

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, Australia. He is also an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. Prior to joining at Curtin University, he worked at Edith Cowan University and Monash University, Australia, NEC Yamagata Ltd., Japan and Bangladesh Export Import Company, Bangladesh. He is the author/co-author of books, book chapters, over 60 referred international reputed journal papers and conference proceedings, and more than 20 industrial technical reports at NEC Yamagata Ltd., Japan. Dr Das is a senior member of the IEEE, member of the Institute of Engineers, Australia, and member of the Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh.

Contents

**Preface IX** 

**Part 1 Optical Communications Systems: General Concepts 1** 

Ricardo Barrios and Federico Dios

Jian Zhao and Andrew D. Ellis

**Part 2 Optical Communications Systems: Amplifiers and Networks 101** 

Inderpreet Kaur and Neena Gupta

**Transparent Optical Networks 123**  Marija Furdek and Nina Skorin-Kapov

**Using a 1x7 All-Optical Switch 147** 

**Multiplexing and Demultiplexing 163** 

**Mixing in Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers 165** 

Chapter 7 **Optical Demultiplexing Based on Four-Wave** 

Narottam Das and Hitoshi Kawaguchi

Chapter 4 **Hybrid Fiber Amplifier 103** 

Chapter 6 **The Least Stand-By Power System** 

Takashi Hiraga and Ichiro Ueno

**Part 3 Optical Communications Systems:** 

Chapter 5 **Physical-Layer Attacks in** 

**Through the Turbulent Atmosphere: A Review 3** 

**Free Space Optical Communications in Western Asia 41** 

Chapter 2 **Effect of Clear Atmospheric Turbulence on Quality of** 

Chapter 3 **Full-Field Detection with Electronic Signal Processing 75** 

Abdulsalam Alkholidi and Khalil Altowij

Chapter 1 **Wireless Optical Communications** 
