Presents the whole subject with a natural flow from optical networks overview and technologies (Part I), to first-generation optical networks using single-wavelength transmission (Part II), next-generation WDM networks (Part III), and some selected contemporary as well as emerging topics on optical networks (Part IV)
Pedagogical presentation of underlying concepts and analytical models, with minimal reference to background material
Inclusion of the first-generation optical networks
Inclusion of several contemporary and emerging topics, not discussed so far in the other books
Three appendices present fundamental mathematical tools in a lucid manner: linear programming, optical receiver noise processes and queuing theory