TY  - BOOK
AU  - Downing,James N.
TI  - Fiber-optic communications
SN  - 1401866352
AV  - TK5103.59 .D69 2005
U1  - 621.38275 21
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Clifton Park, NY
PB  - Thomson/Delmar Learning
KW  - Optical communications
KW  - Fiber optics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1; Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications --; 1.1; Telecommunications --; Milestones in Telecommunications --; Regulation and Standards --; 1.2; Communications Basics --; Basic System Analysis --; Analog and Digital Signals --; Frequency and Bandwidth --; Multiplexing --; Communications Channel --; 1.3; Communications Systems --; PSTN --; Cable Television --; Data Networks --; Convergence --; 1.4; Evolution of Fiber-Optic Communications --; 1.5; Why Fiber Optics? --; Chapter 2; Principles of Optics --; 2.1; Geometrical Optics --; Refraction --; Reflection --; 2.2; Wave Optics --; Electromagnetic Waves --; Polarization --; Coherence --; Interference --; Diffraction --; Scattering --; 2.3; Quantum Optics --; Bohr Model of the Atom --; Planck's Law --; 2.4; Nonlinear Optics --; Four-Wave Mixing --; Phase Modulation --; Brillouin Scattering --; Raman Scattering --; 2.5; Optical Power --; Radiometric and Photometric Quantities --; Power --; Chapter 3; Characteristics of Optical Fibers --; 3.1; Light Propagation in Optical Fibers --; Acceptance Angle and Numerical Aperture --; Fiber Modes --; Modal Properties --; 3.2; Fiber Dispersion --; Modal Dispersion --; Material Dispersion --; Waveguide Dispersion --; Polarization Mode Dispersion --; Total Dispersion --; 3.3; Fiber Losses --; Absorption --; Scattering --; Attenuation --; Bending Losses --; 3.4; Types of Fiber --; Multimode Fiber --; Single-Mode Fiber --; Step-Index Fiber --; Graded-Index Fiber --; 3.5; Special Fiber Types --; Plastic Fiber --; Dispersion-Shifted Fiber --; Polarization Maintaining Fiber --; Phototonic Crystal (Holey) Fiber --; Other Fibers --; Chapter 4; Fiber and Cable Fabrication --; 4.1; Optical Fiber Fabrication --; Fused Silica Glass --; Deposition Preform Methods --; Fiber Drawing and Coating --; Other Fiber Types --; 4.2; Fiber Cable --; Fiber Cabling Considerations --
N2  - "Part of Thomson Delmar Learning's, National Center for Telecommunications Technologies series, this new book offers a complete, concise and practical introduction to fiber optic communications. Coverage begins with a brief history, advantages of fiber optics, and a description of basic telecommunication systems. Increased coverage of basic optics and communications provide the background for understanding modern fiber optic devices. Full of detailed descriptions of actual systems applications, the book concludes with practical instruction on the installation and troubleshooting of fiber optic communications networks and systems. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET
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