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100 1 _aDowning, James N.
245 1 0 _aFiber-optic communications /
_cJames N. Downing.
260 _aClifton Park, NY :
_bThomson/Delmar Learning,
_cc2005.
300 _axxii, 378 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _gChapter 1.
_tIntroduction to Fiber-Optic Communications --
_g1.1.
_tTelecommunications --
_tMilestones in Telecommunications --
_tRegulation and Standards --
_g1.2.
_tCommunications Basics --
_tBasic System Analysis --
_tAnalog and Digital Signals --
_tFrequency and Bandwidth --
_tMultiplexing --
_tCommunications Channel --
_g1.3.
_tCommunications Systems --
_tPSTN --
_tCable Television --
_tData Networks --
_tConvergence --
_g1.4.
_tEvolution of Fiber-Optic Communications --
_g1.5.
_tWhy Fiber Optics? --
_gChapter 2.
_tPrinciples of Optics --
_g2.1.
_tGeometrical Optics --
_tRefraction --
_tReflection --
_g2.2.
_tWave Optics --
_tElectromagnetic Waves --
_tPolarization --
_tCoherence --
_tInterference --
_tDiffraction --
_tScattering --
_g2.3.
_tQuantum Optics --
_tBohr Model of the Atom --
_tPlanck's Law --
_g2.4.
_tNonlinear Optics --
_tFour-Wave Mixing --
_tPhase Modulation --
_tBrillouin Scattering --
_tRaman Scattering --
_g2.5.
_tOptical Power --
_tRadiometric and Photometric Quantities --
_tPower --
_gChapter 3.
_tCharacteristics of Optical Fibers --
_g3.1.
_tLight Propagation in Optical Fibers --
_tAcceptance Angle and Numerical Aperture --
_tFiber Modes --
_tModal Properties --
_g3.2.
_tFiber Dispersion --
_tModal Dispersion --
_tMaterial Dispersion --
_tWaveguide Dispersion --
_tPolarization Mode Dispersion --
_tTotal Dispersion --
_g3.3.
_tFiber Losses --
_tAbsorption --
_tScattering --
_tAttenuation --
_tBending Losses --
_g3.4.
_tTypes of Fiber --
_tMultimode Fiber --
_tSingle-Mode Fiber --
_tStep-Index Fiber --
_tGraded-Index Fiber --
_g3.5.
_tSpecial Fiber Types --
_tPlastic Fiber --
_tDispersion-Shifted Fiber --
_tPolarization Maintaining Fiber --
_tPhototonic Crystal (Holey) Fiber --
_tOther Fibers --
_gChapter 4.
_tFiber and Cable Fabrication --
_g4.1.
_tOptical Fiber Fabrication --
_tFused Silica Glass --
_tDeposition Preform Methods --
_tFiber Drawing and Coating --
_tOther Fiber Types --
_g4.2.
_tFiber Cable --
_tFiber Cabling Considerations --
520 1 _a"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.
650 0 _aOptical communications.
650 0 _aFiber optics.
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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