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Simulation tools for devices, systems,
and networks
Robert Scarmozzino
RSoft Design Group, Ossining, NY, USA
20.1 INTRODUCTION
The ability of optical fiber-based telecommunications to satisfy the enormous
demand for network capacity that exists in today’s society is a testament to the
efforts of researchers and engineers in the field and the resulting advancements in
technology over the last 30 þ years. These advancements come from thorough
understanding of the physics and other disciplines underlying the technology, and
the ability to recognize sources for limitation, develop ideas for solution, and
predict, test, and demonstrate those ideas. The