Understanding Fiber Optics,9780131174290

Understanding Fiber Optics

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Edition: 5th
ISBN13: 9780131174290
ISBN10: 0131174290
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-04-19
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall
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Summary

This book is thorough, up to date, and provides comprehensive and intuitive introduction to fiber optics. With mathematics limited to basic algebra, the book takes a practical approach to understanding fiber optics.It thoroughly describes important concepts for the novice, building up an understanding of optical fibers, their properties, light sources and detectors, and fiber-optic components and their application in fiber-optic systems. It covers the basics of fiber-optic measurement and troubleshooting.Ideal for technicians, entry-level engineers, and other nonspecialists.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Fiber Optics
1(16)
A Personal View: Ups and Downs
1(1)
The Roots of Fiber Optics
2(6)
The Very Basics of Communications
8(4)
Fiber Terms: Terminology and Units
12(5)
Fundamentals of Fiber-Optic Components
17(22)
Basics of Optics
17(9)
Light Guiding
26(2)
Fiber Transmission
28(5)
Electro-Optics and Other Components
33(1)
Fiber-Optic Applications
34(5)
Fundamentals of Communications
39(26)
Communications Concepts
39(7)
Signals and Formats
46(4)
Connectivity
50(4)
Communications Services
54(4)
The Business of Telecommunications
58(7)
Types of Optical Fibers
65(28)
Light Guiding
65(3)
Step-Index Multimode Fiber
68(3)
Modes and Their Effects
71(4)
Graded-Index Multimode Fiber
75(2)
Single-Mode Fiber
77(3)
Dispersion-Shifted Single-Mode Fiber
80(5)
Polarization in Single-Mode Fiber
85(2)
Other Fiber Types
87(6)
Properties of Optical Fibers
93(34)
Fiber Attenuation
93(6)
Light Collection and Propagation
99(4)
Dispersion
103(12)
Nonlinear Effects
115(4)
Mechanical Properties
119(8)
Fiber Materials, Structure, and Manufacture
127(24)
Requirements for Making Optical Fibers
127(1)
Glass Fibers
128(2)
Fused-Silica Fibers
130(7)
Plastic Fibers
137(3)
Exotic Fibers and Light Guides
140(11)
Specialty Fibers
151(22)
What Are ``Specialty'' Fibers?
151(1)
Dispersion-Compensating Fibers
152(1)
Polarization-Maintaining Fibers
153(1)
Bend-Insensitive and Coupling Fibers
153(2)
Reduced-Cladding Fibers
155(1)
Doped Fibers for Amplifiers and Lasers
156(3)
Fiber Gratings and Photosensitive Fibers
159(6)
Photonic or ``Holey'' Fibers
165(1)
Special Noncommunications Fibers
166(7)
Cabling
173(24)
Cabling Basics
173(1)
Reasons for Cabling
174(4)
Types of Cable
178(5)
Elements of Cable Structure
183(7)
Cable Installation
190(1)
Cable Changes and Failure
191(6)
Light Sources
197(30)
Light Source Considerations
197(3)
LED Sources
200(3)
The Laser Principle
203(4)
Simple Semiconductor Lasers
207(6)
Laser Wavelength
213(6)
Fiber Lasers
219(2)
Other Solid-State Laser Sources
221(6)
Transmitters
227(22)
Transmitter Terminology
227(1)
Operational Considerations
228(4)
Multiplexing
232(2)
Modulation
234(4)
Single-Channel Transmitter Design
238(3)
Sample Transmitters
241(8)
Receivers
249(26)
Defining Receivers
249(9)
Performance Considerations
258(7)
Electronic Functions
265(2)
Sample Receiver Circuits
267(8)
Amplification, Regeneration, and Wavelength Conversion
275(32)
Amplification and Regeneration
275(4)
System Requirements
279(1)
Repeaters and Regenerators
280(1)
Optical Amplifiers
281(3)
Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers
284(7)
Other Doped Fiber Amplifiers
291(1)
Raman Amplification in Fibers
292(3)
Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
295(4)
Optical Regeneration
299(1)
Wavelength Conversion
299(8)
Connectors and Splices
307(32)
Applications of Connectors and Splices
307(2)
Fiber-to-Fiber Attenuation
309(5)
Internal Reflections
314(1)
Mechanical Considerations in Connectors
315(2)
Connector Structures
317(3)
Standard Connector Types
320(6)
Splicing and Its Applications
326(1)
Splicing Issues and Performance
327(1)
Types of Splicing
328(11)
Couplers and Other Passive Components
339(24)
Coupler Concepts and Applications
339(4)
Coupler Characteristics
343(4)
Coupler Types and Technologies
347(6)
Attenuators
353(1)
Optical Isolators
354(1)
Optical Circulators
355(8)
Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Optics
363(28)
WDM Requirements
363(1)
WDM Systems
364(6)
Optical Filters and WDM
370(5)
WDM Technologies
375(10)
Building Multiplexers and Demultiplexers
385(6)
Optical Switches, Modulators, and Other Active Components
391(26)
Defining Active Components
391(1)
Modulators and Modulation
392(5)
Switching in Optical Networks
397(6)
Optical Switching Technologies
403(6)
Wavelength Switching and Conversion
409(1)
Integrated Optics
410(7)
Fiber-Optic Measurements
417(30)
Basics of Optical Power Measurement
417(8)
Wavelength and Frequency Measurements
425(3)
Phase and Interference Measurements
428(2)
Polarization Measurements
430(1)
Time and Bandwidth Measurements
430(4)
Signal Quality Measurements
434(2)
Fiber-Specific Measurements
436(11)
Troubleshooting and Test Equipment
447(24)
Fiber-Optic Troubleshooting
447(3)
Test and Measurement Instruments
450(12)
Troubleshooting Procedures
462(9)
System and Optical Networking Concepts
471(28)
An Evolving Network
471(2)
Telecommunication Network Structure
473(2)
Transmission Topologies
475(6)
Directing Signals
481(2)
Signal Formats
483(4)
Transmission Capacity
487(12)
Fiber System Standards
499(22)
Why Standards Are Needed
499(2)
Families of Standards
501(1)
Layers of Standards
502(5)
Interchange Standards
507(2)
Fiber Transmission Standards
509(4)
Current Standards Issues
513(8)
Single-Channel System Design
521(28)
Variables
521(2)
Power Budgeting
523(5)
Examples of Loss Budgeting
528(6)
Transmission Capacity Budget
534(7)
Cost/Performance Trade-offs
541(8)
Optical Networking System Design
549(24)
Optical Networking Concepts
549(1)
Optical Channel Density
550(5)
Operating Ranges of WDM Systems
555(2)
Factors in WDM Design
557(5)
Optical Amplification and WDM Design
562(1)
Switching and Optical Networking
563(3)
Design Examples
566(7)
Global Telecommunications Applications
573(32)
Defining Telecommunications
574(3)
The Global Telecommunications Network
577(5)
Internet Transmission
582(3)
Submarine Cables
585(9)
Long-Haul Terrestrial Systems
594(4)
Types of Long-Distance Services
598(7)
Regional and Metro Telecommunications
605(18)
Defining Regional and Metro Telecommunications
605(1)
Regional Distribution
606(4)
Regional Telecommunications Networks
610(2)
Metro Networks
612(2)
Regional/Metro Services and Equipment
614(9)
Local Telephone or ``Access'' Networks
623(28)
Structure of the Local Phone Network
623(7)
Subscriber and Access Services
630(2)
Emerging Services and Competing Technologies
632(4)
Fiber to the Home or Premises
636(15)
Internet Access and Local-Area Networks
651(26)
Data and Voice Transmission
651(3)
The Internet and Its Structure
654(6)
Data Transmission Technologies
660(5)
Fiber Data-Link Design
665(1)
Fiber in Standard Data Networks
665(12)
Video Transmission
677(22)
Video Basics
677(7)
Transmission Media
684(2)
Cable Television Architecture
686(5)
HDTV and Cable
691(1)
Other Video Applications
692(7)
Mobile Fiber-Optic Communications
699(14)
Mobile Systems
699(1)
Remotely Controlled Robotic Vehicles
700(3)
Fibers in Aircraft
703(2)
Shipboard Fiber-Optic Networks
705(1)
Automotive Fiber Optics
706(7)
Fiber-Optic Sensors
713(16)
Fiber-Sensing Concepts
713(1)
Fiber-Optic Probes
714(2)
Fiber-Sensing Mechanisms
716(3)
Some Fiber Sensor Examples
719(3)
Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes
722(2)
Smart Skins and Structures
724(5)
Imaging and Illuminating Fiber Optics
729(16)
Basics of Fiber Bundles
729(5)
Optics of Bundled Fibers
734(3)
Imaging Applications
737(3)
Light Piping and Illumination
740(5)
Appendices
745(16)
Appendix A: Important Constants, Units, Conversion Factors, and Equations
745(4)
Appendix B: Decibels and Equivalents
749(2)
Appendix C: Standard Time-Division Multiplexing Rates
751(2)
Appendix D: ITU Frequencies and Wavelengths for L- and C-bands, 100-GHz Spacing, 100 Channels
753(2)
Appendix E: Laser and Fiber Safety
755(2)
Appendix F: Fiber-Optic Resources
757(4)
Glossary 761(14)
Index 775

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