Fiber Optics

2. Optical Fibres

* Input-Output Properties * Glass And
Fiber Making * Cabling * Splicing And Connectorization * Selecting Fiber
Parameters * Problems

3. Optical Sources And Transmitters

* LEDs And Lasers * Coupling Sources To
Fibers * Transmitter Modules * Problems

4. Optical Detectors And Receivers

* p-i-n And APD Detectors * Receiver
Modules * Problems

5. Optical Components

* Passive Components * Active Devices *
Problems

6. System Phenomenology

* Modal Noise * Mode Partition Noise *
Modal Distortion * Laser Noise Caused By Reflections

PART II 
Applications

7. Telecommunications Trunking

* T-Carrier * Fiber Optic Trunk
Transmission Facilities * Illustrations Of Actual Equipment * Wavelength
Multiplexing Applications * Interfacing With Synchronous Digital Signals *
Problems

8. Data Links 
 
 
 

* Interfacing Asynchronous Signals *
Component Selections For Data Links

9. Local Area Networks

* Application Areas * Networks vs Point-To-Point Links * Measures Of LAN Performance * Examples Of Fiber Optic LAN
Designs * Protocols * Problems

10. Analog Links For Video, Telemetry, i.f. And r.f.
Remoting

* Analog Modulation Techniques * Ideal
Performance Of Analog Links * Practical Analog Link Applications

11. Broadband Networks

* Technologies For Implementation Of
Broadband Networks * Tree Shaped Fiber Video Distribution Networks * Loop
Carrier Systems

12. Sensing Systems

* Sensing Mechanisms * Examples Of Sensing
Systems

13. System Measurements

* End-To-End Fiber Loss Measurements *
Time Domain Reflectometers * Measurements Of Fiber Bandwidth

14. Emerging Technology And Applications

* Integrated Optoelectronics *
Heterodyning (Coherent) Technology And Applications * Photonic Switching

References

Index

Fiber optics technology has matured as a powerful alternative for information transport and sensing.  This user-oriented book is based on a course given by the author for people in industry, government, and academia needing a working knowledge of the components and subsystems, and a clear understanding of the existing and potential application. The author of Fiber Optics has tried to focus on a user's perspective of basic fiber technology and a wide variety of applications, including telecommunications point-to-point digital trunks, data links, local area networks, wide and distribution networks, analog links, and sensing systems. The technology is presented in sufficient detail to allow the reader to understand what can be done today and what might be done in the future.  The book is a superb text for those planning to use fiber technology, as well as those working with communications systems in general, and with advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices.