Optical Fiber Multiplexing and Emerging Techniques

Syed H. Murshid is Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida. He received his BE in Electronics Engineering from NED University of Engineering and Technology, his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology. He teaches optics and circuits courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. His research focuses on optical fiber communications and sensors. He holds ten US & International patents and has made over 30 patent disclosures.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Author biography
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Fundamentals of multiplexing in optical fibers
3. Spatial domain multiplexing: ray theory approach
4. Spatial domain multiplexing: electromagnetic wave analysis
5. Spatial domain multiplexing and orbital angular momentum of photon-based multiplexing
6. Laguerre-Gaussian modes and their quantum numbers
7. SDMln modes using modified Laguerre-Gaussian equations
8. Creating donut modes using spatial domain multiplexing
9. Merging the models: work in progress
10. Conclusion