Optical Coding Theory with Prime

Dedicated to optical coding theory, this unique book covers fundamental concepts and important developments, with a focus on families of prime codes, supplemented with several families of non-prime codes. It also explores potential applications to coding-based optical systems and networks. In a clear, concise manner, the authors first present the mathematical tools essential to optical coding theory. Using a wealth of examples, they then describe applications of optical codes in various coding schemes, along with supporting hardware technologies. This is an authoritative reference from two world-renowned experts in the field.