Engineers have long required a comprehensive yet concise resource to turn to for reliable, up-to-date information on the continually evolving field of telecommunications. In five easily searched volumes, the Wiley Encyclopedia of Telecommunications provides a broad, clear overview of both the fundamentals of and recent advances in telecommunications. This essential reference - the only one dedicated to telecommunications for electrical engineers - is available in print and online formats. The topics include: optical communications; modulation and demodulation; coding and decoding; and, communication networks. Antennas John G. Proakis is the Series Editor for the Wiley Series in Telecommunications and Signal Processing . In preparing this Encyclopedia, Dr. Proakis been assisted by an editorial board of five leading telecommunications engineers from academia and industry to bring you approximately 300 articles on various topics in telecommunications. It features articles written by experts in their fields. It includes cutting edge topics covering the entire field of telecommunications and signal processing.