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Understanding fiber optics / Jeff Hecht.

By: Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2006.Edition: 5th edDescription: ix, 790 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0131174290 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 621.3692 HEC
Contents:
Chapter 1: An introduction to fiber optics. - Chapter 2: Fundamentals of fiber-optic components. - Chapter 3: Fundamentals of communications. - Chapter 4 : Types of optical fibers. - Chapter 5: Properties of optical fibers. - Chapter 6: Fiber materials, structure and manufacture. - Chapter 7: Specialty fibers. - Chapter 8: Cabling. - Chapter 9: Light sources. - Chapter 10: Transmitters. - Chapter 11: Receivers. - Chapter 12: Amplification, regeneration, and wavelength conversion. - Chapter 13: Connectors and splices. - Chapter 14: Couplers and other passive components. - Chapter 15: Wavelength-Division multiplexing optics. - Chapter 16: Optical switches, modulators, and other active components. - Chapter 17: Fiber-Optic measurements. - Chapter 18: Troubleshooting and test equipment. - Chapter 19: System and optical networking concepts. - Chapter 20: Fiber system standards. - Chapter 21 Single-Channel system design. - Chapter 22: Optical Networking system design. - Chapter 23: Global telecommunications applications. - Chapter 24: Regional and Metro Telecommunications. - Chapter 25: Local Telephone or "Access" Networks. - Chapter 26 Internet access and local-area networks. - Chapter 27: Video transmission. - Chapter 28: Mobile fiber-optic communications. - Chapter 29: Fiber-Optic sensors. - Chapter 30: Imaging and illuminating fiber optics. - Appendices. - Appendix A: Important constants, units, conversion factors, and equations Appendix B: Decibels and equivalents. - Appendix C: Standard time-division multiplexing rates. - Appendix D: ITU Frequencies and W. - Appendix F: Fiber-Optic Resources. - Glossary. - Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 757-760) and index.

Chapter 1: An introduction to fiber optics. - Chapter 2: Fundamentals of fiber-optic components. - Chapter 3: Fundamentals of communications. - Chapter 4 : Types of optical fibers. - Chapter 5: Properties of optical fibers. - Chapter 6: Fiber materials, structure and manufacture. - Chapter 7: Specialty fibers. - Chapter 8: Cabling. - Chapter 9: Light sources. - Chapter 10: Transmitters. - Chapter 11: Receivers. - Chapter 12: Amplification, regeneration, and wavelength conversion. - Chapter 13: Connectors and splices. - Chapter 14: Couplers and other passive components. - Chapter 15: Wavelength-Division multiplexing optics. - Chapter 16: Optical switches, modulators, and other active components. - Chapter 17: Fiber-Optic measurements. - Chapter 18: Troubleshooting and test equipment. - Chapter 19: System and optical networking concepts. - Chapter 20: Fiber system standards. - Chapter 21 Single-Channel system design. - Chapter 22: Optical Networking system design. - Chapter 23: Global telecommunications applications. - Chapter 24: Regional and Metro Telecommunications. - Chapter 25: Local Telephone or "Access" Networks. - Chapter 26 Internet access and local-area networks. - Chapter 27: Video transmission. - Chapter 28: Mobile fiber-optic communications. - Chapter 29: Fiber-Optic sensors. - Chapter 30: Imaging and illuminating fiber optics. - Appendices. - Appendix A: Important constants, units, conversion factors, and equations Appendix B: Decibels and equivalents. - Appendix C: Standard time-division multiplexing rates. - Appendix D: ITU Frequencies and W. - Appendix F: Fiber-Optic Resources. - Glossary. - Index.