Fiber-Optic Communications Technology takes a broad, up-to-date look at the industry, and fully prepares students for their future work in the field by providing a solid foundation in the basics with plenty of examples, graphical presentations, and solutions to problems that are similar to those found in the actual workplace.
Features
- State-of-the-art coverage considers a wide range of pertinent topics in an insightful and informative manner.
- A Stimulating approach encourages students to develop their analytic, creative, and research skills.
- Real data sheets concludes each topic with a discussion of specific data sheets, and also provides specifications sheets as sources of data for making various calculations in the examples given, as an aid in explaining the material, and for solving different problems integrated throughout the text and assigned at the end of each chapter.
- Two-level discussion divides the discussion of most topics into two parts: a "Basics" section introduces the main ideas and principles involved in the devices covered, and "A Deeper Look" section offers a more theoretical and detailed discussion of the same material.
- Test, measurement, and troubleshooting includes descriptions of equipment and techniques for test, measurement, and troubleshooting, and uses computer simulation to evaluate performance of components and all fiber-optic neworks.
Contents
Introduction to Telecommunications and Fiber Optics
- Telecommunications
- A Fiber-Optic Communications System: The Basic Blocks
- A Look Back and a Glance Ahead
Physics of Light: A Brief Overview
- Electromagnetic Waves
- Beams (Rays)
- A Stream of Photons
Optical Fibers - Basics
- How Optical Fibers Conduct Light
- Attenuation
- Intermodal and Chromatic Dispersion
- Bit Rate and Bandwidth
- Reading a Data Sheet
Optical Fibers - A Deeper Look
- Maxwell's Equations
- Propagation of EM Waves
- More About Total Internal Reflection
- More About Modes
- Attenuation in Multimode Fibers
- Dispersion in Multimode Fibers
Singlemode Fibers - Basics
- How a Singlemode Fiber Works
- Attenuation
- Dispersion and Bandwidth
- Reading a Data Sheet
Singlemode Fibers - A Deeper Look
- Mode Field
- More About Attenuation in a Singlemode Fiber
- Coping with Dispersion in a Singlemode Fiber
- Nonlinear Effects in a Singlemode Fiber
- Trends in Fiber Design
Fabrication, Cabling, and Installation
- Fabrication
- Fiber-Optic Cables
- Installation - Placing the Cable
Fiber Cable Connectorization and Testing
- Splicing
- Connectors
- Installation Hardware
- Design of Local-Area-Network Installation
- Testing, Troubleshooting, and Measurement
Light Sources and Transmitters - Basics
- Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
- Laser Diodes (LDs)
- Reading Data Sheets-The Characteristics of Laser Diodes
Light Sources and Transmitters - A Deeper Look
- More About Semiconductors
- Efficiency of a Laser Diode
- Characteristics of Laser Diodes
- Transmitter Modules
Receivers
- Photodiodes
- Reading the Data Sheets of Photodiodes
- More About Photodetectors
- Receiver Units
Components of Fiber-Optic Networks
- Fiber-Optic Networks: An Overview
- Transceivers for Fiber-Optic Networks
- Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
- Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFAs)
Passive Components, Switches, and Functional Modules of Fiber-Optic Networks
- Couplers/Splitters
- Wavelength-Division Multiplexers and Demultiplexers
- Filters
- Isolators, Circulators, and Attenuators
- Optical Switches and Functional Modules
An Introduction to Fiber-Optic Networks
- The "What" and "How" of Data Transmission
- Elements of the Architecture of Fiber-Optic Networks
- Network Management and the Future of Fiber-Optic Networks
Conclusion
- Bandwidth: The Industry's Holy Grail
- Deployment of New Fiber-Optic Lines
- Optical Fiber: Problems Galore, Solutions Sought
- Fiber-Optic Components
- Wavelength-Division Multiplexing: A Dire Need Met
- Networks
- Wireless Communications and Fiber-Optic Networks
Index
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