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The Web Beneath the Waves

The Fragile Cables that Connect our World

by Samanth Subramanian ...

What if the Internet goes dark?We think of the Internet as wireless, weightless, ever-present—but its true foundation lies in the ocean’s depths, where nearly 900,000 miles of fiber-optic cables quietly pulse with all the world’s information.In The Web Beneath the Waves, the acclaimed journalist Samanth Subramanian travels from remote Pacific islands to secretive cable-laying operations to reveal ... Read more

$10.43 USD

What if the Internet goes dark?We think of the Internet as wireless, weightless, ever-present—but its true foundation lies in the ocean’s depths, where nearly 900,000 miles of fiber-optic cables quietly pulse with all the world’s information.In The Web Beneath the Waves, the acclaimed journalist Samanth Subramanian travels from remote Pacific islands to secretive cable-laying operations to reveal
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AI Video Creators & Content Generators for 2025

by Lenncy Jeudy ...

HeyGen – Creates realistic AI avatar videos from text or scripts, supports 175+ languages. Great for marketing, tutorials, and explainer videos.Runway Gen-4 – Advanced text-to-video generator for cinematic short clips and creative storytelling.InVideo – AI-powered video editor with templates for YouTube, social media, and ads.Descript – Converts recordings into editable text, ideal for podcasting, ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

HeyGen – Creates realistic AI avatar videos from text or scripts, supports 175+ languages. Great for marketing, tutorials, and explainer videos.Runway Gen-4 – Advanced text-to-video generator for cinematic short clips and creative storytelling.InVideo – AI-powered video editor with templates for YouTube, social media, and ads.Descript – Converts recordings into editable text, ideal for podcasting,
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Building Multiservice Transport Networks

by Jim Durkin, John Goodman, Frank Posse, Michael Rezek, Mike Wallace, Ron Harris ...

Series series Networking Technology
A comprehensive handbook for understanding, designing, and deploying multiservice network architecture and applications Design, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot ONS 15454 applications and services Learn SONET/SDH and DWDM fundamentals Understand Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) network architectures that support Ethernet, storage area networking, wavelength, and DWDM transport ... Read more

$42.11 USD

A comprehensive handbook for understanding, designing, and deploying multiservice network architecture and applications Design, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot ONS 15454 applications and services Learn SONET/SDH and DWDM fundamentals Understand Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) network architectures that support Ethernet, storage area networking, wavelength, and DWDM transport
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Proceedings of the 6th China and International Young Scientist Terahertz Conference

YTHZ 2025, 25-27 July, Beijing, China

Edited by Chao Chang, Ziran Zhao, Weidong Hu, Wenxin Liu ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This proceedings volume features reviews and original research papers that contribute to the advanced interdisciplinary studies of theories, technologies, and strategies in terahertz (THz) science and technology. Topics covered include THz sensing, detection and sources, communications, and biophysical research. The THz spectrum is crucial for applications such as body security checks, non ... Read more

$201.68 USD

This proceedings volume features reviews and original research papers that contribute to the advanced interdisciplinary studies of theories, technologies, and strategies in terahertz (THz) science and technology. Topics covered include THz sensing, detection and sources, communications, and biophysical research. The THz spectrum is crucial for applications such as body security checks, non
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Distributed Adaptive Consensus Control of Uncertain Multi-Agent Systems

by Wei Wang, Jiang Long, Jiangshuai Huang, Changyun Wen ...

Series series Automation and Control Engineering
Multi-agent systems are special networked systems full of research interest and practical sense, which are abundant in real life, ranging from mobile robot networks, intelligent transportation management, to multiple spacecraft, surveillance and monitoring. Consensus control is one of the most typical and hot research issues for multi-agent systems. Distributed Adaptive Consensus Control of ... Read more

$70.19 USD

Multi-agent systems are special networked systems full of research interest and practical sense, which are abundant in real life, ranging from mobile robot networks, intelligent transportation management, to multiple spacecraft, surveillance and monitoring. Consensus control is one of the most typical and hot research issues for multi-agent systems. Distributed Adaptive Consensus Control of
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Supercontinuum Generation in Specialty Optical Fibers

by Than Singh Saini, Ravindra Kumar Sinha ...

This book focuses on the basic understanding of specialty optical fibers, their applications in mid-IR light generation, and cutting-edge research in the field. The book provides all the basic knowledge about specialty optical fibers and their characteristics, including dispersion, losses, propagation of modes, and so forth. Finally, the technologies based on optical fibers and their applications ... Read more

$70.19 USD

This book focuses on the basic understanding of specialty optical fibers, their applications in mid-IR light generation, and cutting-edge research in the field. The book provides all the basic knowledge about specialty optical fibers and their characteristics, including dispersion, losses, propagation of modes, and so forth. Finally, the technologies based on optical fibers and their applications
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Optical and Laser Diagnostics

Proceedings of the First International Conference London, 16-20 December 2002

Edited by C Arcoumanis, K.T.V Grattan ...

Series series Institute of Physics Conference Series
From the automotive industry to blood flow monitoring, optical techniques and laser diagnostics are becoming integral parts in engineering and medical instrumentation. Written by leading global experts from industry, academic groups, and laboratories, this volume provides an international perspective on both existing applications and leading-edge r ... Read more

$360.00 USD

From the automotive industry to blood flow monitoring, optical techniques and laser diagnostics are becoming integral parts in engineering and medical instrumentation. Written by leading global experts from industry, academic groups, and laboratories, this volume provides an international perspective on both existing applications and leading-edge r
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Advances in Neutron Optics

Fundamentals and Applications in Materials Science and Biomedicine

Edited by Maria L. Calvo, Ramon F. Alvarez-Estrada ...

Series series Multidisciplinary and Applied Optics
Neutron optics studies the interactions of a beam of slow neutrons with matter. This book updates various advances on neutron optics. There will be a focus on the very active topics of neutron imaging (NI) and neutron spin optics (NSO). The book will also present applications of neutron beams in biomedicine, such as Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) and related techniques.Features:Discusses ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Neutron optics studies the interactions of a beam of slow neutrons with matter. This book updates various advances on neutron optics. There will be a focus on the very active topics of neutron imaging (NI) and neutron spin optics (NSO). The book will also present applications of neutron beams in biomedicine, such as Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) and related techniques.Features:Discusses
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Optical Fiber Current and Voltage Sensors

by Klaus Bohnert ...

Series series Series in Fiber Optic Sensors
Optical Fiber Current and Voltage Sensors is the first book to provide a complete, comprehensive and up to date treatment of the domain of fiber optic and polarimetric sensors, covering fundamental operating principles, characteristics, and construction.Written by one of the most recognised experts in polarimetric sensing, Optical Fiber Current and Voltage Sensors begins by covering the ... Read more

$66.59 USD

Optical Fiber Current and Voltage Sensors is the first book to provide a complete, comprehensive and up to date treatment of the domain of fiber optic and polarimetric sensors, covering fundamental operating principles, characteristics, and construction.Written by one of the most recognised experts in polarimetric sensing, Optical Fiber Current and Voltage Sensors begins by covering the
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Nanocomposites as Next-Generation Optical Materials

Fundamentals, Design and Advanced Applications

by Daniel Werdehausen ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book looks at advanced nanocomposites, introducing long-awaited concepts towards bridging the gap between nanostructured optical materials and next-generation imaging systems. It investigates nanocomposites as bulk optical materials and highlights the immense potential they hold for real-world optical elements and systems, such as smartphone cameras. It covers the full spectrum of ... Read more

$161.18 USD

This book looks at advanced nanocomposites, introducing long-awaited concepts towards bridging the gap between nanostructured optical materials and next-generation imaging systems. It investigates nanocomposites as bulk optical materials and highlights the immense potential they hold for real-world optical elements and systems, such as smartphone cameras. It covers the full spectrum of
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Toy Photographer 2.0

How to Take Your Lego Toy Photography to the Next Level

by HowExpert, Pinar Alsac ...

Do you like photography? Do you like Legos? Why not combine the two and learn about toy photography?In this second book about toy photography by Pinar Alsac (who is the world's first author on this topic), the main subject of photographs is the world famous Lego toy.If you have read the first book "Toy Photography 101" and are looking for more, or if you want to take your toy photography skills to ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you like photography? Do you like Legos? Why not combine the two and learn about toy photography?In this second book about toy photography by Pinar Alsac (who is the world's first author on this topic), the main subject of photographs is the world famous Lego toy.If you have read the first book "Toy Photography 101" and are looking for more, or if you want to take your toy photography skills to
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Fiber Optic Video Transmission

The Complete Guide

by David Goff ...

Fiber Optic Video Transmission: The Complete Guide is the only comprehensive reference to the techniques and hardware required to transmit video signals over optical fiber. As the broadcast industry moves to HDTV and enhanced television standards become the norm, fiber will become the medium of choice for video transmission, and this book is the essential guide to transmitting video over fiber ... Read more

$202.49 USD

Fiber Optic Video Transmission: The Complete Guide is the only comprehensive reference to the techniques and hardware required to transmit video signals over optical fiber. As the broadcast industry moves to HDTV and enhanced television standards become the norm, fiber will become the medium of choice for video transmission, and this book is the essential guide to transmitting video over fiber
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Strain and Temperature Measurement with Fiber Optic Sensors

by Regis J. Van Steenkiste ...

Sensors operating on interferometric principles and mounted inside optical fibers have recently been considered for measuring strain and temperature. Indeed, such sensors have successfully been employed for measuring pressure or temperature in fluids. Fiber optics sensors are especially adept for such measurements because sensors immersed in fluids can easily be calibrated by tests.Unfortunately, ... Read more

$607.50 USD

Sensors operating on interferometric principles and mounted inside optical fibers have recently been considered for measuring strain and temperature. Indeed, such sensors have successfully been employed for measuring pressure or temperature in fluids. Fiber optics sensors are especially adept for such measurements because sensors immersed in fluids can easily be calibrated by tests.Unfortunately,
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Noises in Optical Communications and Photonic Systems

by Le Nguyen Binh ...

Series series Optics and Photonics
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 ... Read more

$100.79 USD

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
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Chaos Applications in Telecommunications

Edited by Peter Stavroulakis ...

The concept of transmitting information from one chaotic system to another derives from the observation of the synchronization of two chaotic systems. Having developed two chaotic systems that can be synchronized, scientists can modulate on one phase signal the information to be transmitted, and subtract (demodulate) the information from the corres ... Read more

$135.89 USD

The concept of transmitting information from one chaotic system to another derives from the observation of the synchronization of two chaotic systems. Having developed two chaotic systems that can be synchronized, scientists can modulate on one phase signal the information to be transmitted, and subtract (demodulate) the information from the corres
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Polarized Light and Optical Systems

by Russell Chipman, Wai Sze Tiffany Lam, Garam Young ...

Series series Optical Sciences and Applications of Light
Polarized Light and Optical Systems presents polarization optics for undergraduate and graduate students in a way which makes classroom teaching relevant to current issues in optical engineering. This curriculum has been developed and refined for a decade and a half at the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences. Polarized Light and Optical Systems provides a reference for the optical ... Read more

$252.00 USD

Polarized Light and Optical Systems presents polarization optics for undergraduate and graduate students in a way which makes classroom teaching relevant to current issues in optical engineering. This curriculum has been developed and refined for a decade and a half at the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences. Polarized Light and Optical Systems provides a reference for the optical
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Silicon Photonics for Telecommunications and Biomedicine

Edited by Sasan Fathpour, Bahram Jalali ...

Given silicon's versatile material properties, use of low-cost silicon photonics continues to move beyond light-speed data transmission through fiber-optic cables and computer chips. Its application has also evolved from the device to the integrated-system level. A timely overview of this impressive growth, Silicon Photonics for Telecommunications ... Read more

$85.49 USD

Given silicon's versatile material properties, use of low-cost silicon photonics continues to move beyond light-speed data transmission through fiber-optic cables and computer chips. Its application has also evolved from the device to the integrated-system level. A timely overview of this impressive growth, Silicon Photonics for Telecommunications
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Diode Lasers

by D. Sands ...

Series series Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
The compact size, reliability, and low cost of diode lasers lead to applications throughout modern technology-most importantly in modern optical telecommunication systems. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the principles and operation of diode lasers. It begins with a review of semiconductor physics and laser fundamentals, before describing the most basic homojunction laser. Later ... Read more

$239.39 USD

The compact size, reliability, and low cost of diode lasers lead to applications throughout modern technology-most importantly in modern optical telecommunication systems. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the principles and operation of diode lasers. It begins with a review of semiconductor physics and laser fundamentals, before describing the most basic homojunction laser. Later
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Single-Mode Fiber Optics

Prinicples and Applications, Second Edition,

by Luc B. Jeunhomme ...

Series series Optical Science and Engineering
A basic, unified reference, rather than a description of the current experimental activity, presenting the scientific and engineering principles of single-mode optical fibers. It does, however, update discussions to reflect developments since the 1983 first edition, particularly those on international standards for fibres and measurement procedures, improvements in fibre attenuation control, fibre ... Read more

$292.50 USD

A basic, unified reference, rather than a description of the current experimental activity, presenting the scientific and engineering principles of single-mode optical fibers. It does, however, update discussions to reflect developments since the 1983 first edition, particularly those on international standards for fibres and measurement procedures, improvements in fibre attenuation control, fibre
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Glasfasern

by Roman Teschner ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Das Buch stellt eine wichtige Datenquelle von physikalisch-chemischen Eigenschaften der Fasergläser, Glasfasern und der für ihre Herstellung eingesetzten Glasrohstoffe und technologischen Prozessparameter dar. Es hilft dem Leser die Eigenschaften der Fasergläser und Glasfasern besser zu verstehen, um sie im Herstellungsprozess und in der Weiterverarbeitung optimal einzusetzen. Die Herstellprozesse ... Read more

$56.69 USD

Das Buch stellt eine wichtige Datenquelle von physikalisch-chemischen Eigenschaften der Fasergläser, Glasfasern und der für ihre Herstellung eingesetzten Glasrohstoffe und technologischen Prozessparameter dar. Es hilft dem Leser die Eigenschaften der Fasergläser und Glasfasern besser zu verstehen, um sie im Herstellungsprozess und in der Weiterverarbeitung optimal einzusetzen. Die Herstellprozesse
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Rogue Waves in Integrable Systems

by Bo Yang, Jianke Yang ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book offers a holistic picture of rogue waves in integrable systems. Rogue waves are a rare but extreme phenomenon that occur most famously in water, but also in other diverse contexts such as plasmas, optical fibers and Bose-Einstein condensates where, despite the seemingly disparate settings, a common theoretical basis exists. This book presents the physical derivations of the underlying ... Read more

$112.58 USD

This book offers a holistic picture of rogue waves in integrable systems. Rogue waves are a rare but extreme phenomenon that occur most famously in water, but also in other diverse contexts such as plasmas, optical fibers and Bose-Einstein condensates where, despite the seemingly disparate settings, a common theoretical basis exists. This book presents the physical derivations of the underlying
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Novel Optical Fiber Sensing Technology and Systems

by Mingjiang Zhang, Jianzhong Zhang, Lijun Qiao, Tao Wang ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book highlights recent advances in novel optical fiber sensing technology and systems, usingdistributed fiber sensing technology based on chaotic lasers. Upon introducing the basic theory of chaotic laser, a novel light source, the book summarizes new frontier technologies, and presents photonic integration and sensing applications. The book elaborates on new technologies of distributed ... Read more

$88.28 USD

This book highlights recent advances in novel optical fiber sensing technology and systems, usingdistributed fiber sensing technology based on chaotic lasers. Upon introducing the basic theory of chaotic laser, a novel light source, the book summarizes new frontier technologies, and presents photonic integration and sensing applications. The book elaborates on new technologies of distributed
... Read more
Forward Brillouin Scattering in Standard Optical Fibers

Single-Mode, Polarization-Maintaining, and Multi-Core

by Avi Zadok, Hilel Hagai Diamandi, Yosef London, Gil Bashan ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book, the first dedicated to the topic, provides a comprehensive treatment of forward stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in standard optical fibers. SBS interactions between guided light and sound waves have drawn much attention for over fifty years, and optical fibers provide an excellent playground for the study of Brillouin scattering as they support guided modes of both wave types and ... Read more

$80.18 USD

This book, the first dedicated to the topic, provides a comprehensive treatment of forward stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in standard optical fibers. SBS interactions between guided light and sound waves have drawn much attention for over fifty years, and optical fibers provide an excellent playground for the study of Brillouin scattering as they support guided modes of both wave types and
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Practical Guide for Cracking Optical Interviews

DWDM

by Sanjay Yadav ...

Series Book 1 - MapYourTech's Interview Buddy Series
MapYourTech's Interview Buddy Series is an initiative to help Optical Fiber Communication Professionals increase their technical and behavioral interview skill sets which will help them excel in their professional career.In this series, utmost care has been taken to include practical DWDM based questions that are asked in related industries during current time.Intent is to enable optical ... Read more

$7.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

MapYourTech's Interview Buddy Series is an initiative to help Optical Fiber Communication Professionals increase their technical and behavioral interview skill sets which will help them excel in their professional career.In this series, utmost care has been taken to include practical DWDM based questions that are asked in related industries during current time.Intent is to enable optical
... Read more

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