Transmitting information over optical fibers requires a high degree of signal integrity due to noise levels existing in optical systems. Proper methods and techniques for noise evaluations are critical in achieving high-performance.

This book provides a fundamental understanding of noise generation processes in optical communications and photonic signals. It discusses techniques for noise evaluation in optical communication systems, especially digital optical systems, as well as transmission systems performance and noise impacts in photonic processing systems

"The topics studied in this book are very interesting. This book is very useful for people who work on photonic systems and optical communications."
— Robinson Cruzoe Guzmán Martínez, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain

"...the book is richly illustrated with diagrams and charts that describe the performance of practical systems, a precious reference for both students and professionals."
— Optics & Photonics News, June 2017

Le Nguyen Binh is a technical director at the European Research Center of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. in Munich, Germany. He is the editor, author, and/or coauthor of numerous books, as well as the editor of CRC Press’ Optics and Photonics series.