Technician's Guide to Fiber Optics

Preface to the Fourth Edition ix Acknowledgments xi PART ONE: BACKGROUND The Communications Revolution 3(10) Information Transmission 13(12) Fiber Optics as a Communications Medium: Its Advantages 25(10) Light 35(12) PART TWO: FIBER-OPTIC COMPONENTS The Optical Fiber 47(18) Fiber Characteristics 65(20) Fiber-Optic Cables 85(14) Sources 99(30) Detectors 129(16) Transmitters and Receivers 145(26) Connectors and Splices 171(28) Couplers, Multiplexers, and Other Devices 199(28) PART THREE: FIBER-OPTIC SYSTEMS The Fiber-Optic Link: Power Budgets 227(14) Fiber-Optic Cable Installation and Hardware 241(14) LANs 255(42) Fiber-Optic Systems: Telecommunications and Broadband Applications 297(28) Introduction to Test and Other Equipment 325(20) Glossary 345(12) Index 357