Item #: 320-6352-05
Author: James Downing
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning
ISBN:1401866352
Format: Paperback
Your Price: $106.95
Understand modern fiber-optics devices with Fiber Optic Communications!
New to Delmar Learning's National Center for Telecommunications Technologies series, Fiber Optic Communications offers a complete, concise and practical introduction to fiber optic communications. Coverage begins with a brief history, and explanation of the 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-optics 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. 400 pp.Features:
- scores of practical examples help readers make the connection between theoretical concepts and practical applications
- plentiful illustrations, graphs, and tables further strengthen the links between theory and practice
- advanced concepts presented in easy-to-understand terms
- extensive end-of-chapter questions allow readers to practice concepts they have just learned
- content can be covered in a single semester if desired, and is suitable for use in two or four-year telecommunications, electronics technology, or information systems technology programs
Fiber Optic Communications - Table of Contents:
- Introduction to Fiber Optic Communications
- Fundamentals of Optics
- Characteristics of Optical Fibers
- Fiber and Cable Fabrication
- Sources and Transmitters
- Detectors and Receivers
- Fiber Optic Devices
- Modulation, Multiplexing and Network Architecture
- Fiber Optic Communications Systems
- Fiber Optic Test and Measurement
- Other Lightwave Communications Applications