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            intersymbol interference (ISI)                  loss coefficient, 103, 106, 129, 135
               causes, 75                                   loss effects, 101, 101–3, 106, 112, 135
               delay-and-add filters, 163–5, 164–5          monochromatic frequency radiation, 99
               in eye diagrams, 223                         multi-longitudinal-mode, 104, 105
               Nyquist pulse, 165                           Nd–Yag laser, 274
               in OFDM systems, 402                         non-radiative transition, 111
               in OOK systems, 313–15, 314                  optical intensity evolution, 105–6, 106
               variance calculations, 463–7                 oscillations, conditions for, 101–6, 101–7
            intra-channel cross-phase modulation (IXPM), 419,  oscillator components, 102, 102
                 454, 455, 463–6, 477                       output propagation, 1-dimensional wave
            intra-channel four-wave mixing (IFWM), 419,         equation, 14–15
                 454–7, 456–7, 463–6, 477                   photon density growth rate, 111
            inverse group speed, 29, 30                     photon lifetime, 112
            ISI. See intersymbol interference (ISI)         population density, ground state, 111
            IXPM (intra-channel cross-phase modulation), 419,  population inversion, 98, 112–3
                 454, 455, 463–6, 477                       principles, 93–101, 94–7
                                                            pumps, 98, 111, 127
            Johnson noise. See thermal noise                rate equations, 110–113, 126–8
                                                            rate equations steady-state solutions, 128–32,
                                                                130
            Kao, C., 35
                                                            round trip phase changes, 103–4
            Keck, D., 35
                                                            ruby laser, 108, 108, 274
            Kerr coefficient, 426, 428
                                                            semiconductor laser, 108
            Kerr effect, 419, 426, 439, 481
                                                            semiconductor laser diodes (See semiconductor
            Kronecker delta function, 464
                                                                laser diodes)
                                                            semiconductor physics (See semiconductor
            laser phase noise, 498–500, 500
                                                                physics)
            lasers
                                                            spontaneous emission, 100–101, 95, 95,98
               absorption rate, 94, 94,99
                                                            stimulated emission, 100–101, 94–5, 94–5,98
               active regions, 124, 125, 127
                                                            wave–particle duality, 108–10
               De Broglie wavelength, 109
                                                         least mean squares (LMS) equalizers, 510,
               directly modulated, 149–50, 150
                                                              510–513, 512–513
               distributed-feedback, 132–3
                                                         linear electro-optic effect (Pockels effect), 151
               Einstein coefficients, 97–100
                                                         linear Schrödinger equation, 460
               enclosed radiation, 96–7, 96–8
                                                         line coding, 139, 140
               energy density, 99–101, 106, 107, 111–2,
                                                         loss
                    126–30, 130
                                                            fiber loss, single-mode fibers, 69–74, 70, 71
               energy difference, 95–6, 96
                                                            fiber loss-induced limitations generally, 301–6,
               energy spectral density, 96–7, 97, 99–101
                                                                302–5
               energy sublevels, 98–9
                                                            loss and gain profiles, FP laser, 104, 104
               excited level decay rate, 98                 loss coefficient, lasers, 103, 106, 129, 135
               Fabry–Perot cavity, 102–3, 102–4, 135        loss effects, lasers, 101, 101–3, 106, 112, 135
               frequencies, wavelengths, 104, 133–4         mirror, 129, 131
               heterojunction, 124–5, 124–6, 128
               history, 93                               Mach–Zehnder (MZ) interferometer modulators
               homojunctions, 124, 124                      alternate mark inversion, 169–72, 170–172
               longitudinal modes, 104, 104, 106–7          amplitude-shift keying, 144, 144, 158, 158–60,
               loss and gain profiles, FP laser, 104, 104       160
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