Understanding Fiber Optics on a PC

This book tries to convey a large number of important characteristics of an optical fibre and the concepts associated with them. The user-friendly software provided, allows the reader to get a numerical appreciation and also graphical representations of the characteristics and their dependences on various fibre parameters. The software also provides a platform for performing computations which can simplify the design process of a system involving a fibre. The emphasis has been on physical understanding and numerical appreciation (through the software) rather than on detailed derivations.