Technician's Guide to Fiber Optics, 4th Edition

The fourth edition of the Technician's Guide to Fiber Optics serves as an excellent primer for students beginning to study the subject. Newly updated and revised, this useful reference provides a practical, real-world perspective on the fundamentals of fiber optic technology and optical communications. The book offers thorough coverage of the reasons that optical fibers are the preferred communications medium, surpassing copper wire in all performance measures, and provides a thorough explanation of how fibers work is offered, as well as useful coverage of other related optical components and how those components fit into system-level applications. Premises (LAN), metro, 10G Ethernet, and long-haul applications are also briefly surveyed. 384 pp.

Features:

• information new to this edition includes coarse wavelength division multiplexing and small-form-factor transceivers/connectors
• new types of application-specific fibers and holey fibers are discussed
• new coverage of the evolution of tunable components and VCSELs helps keep readers current on the technology
• real-world examples bridge the gap between the theory of fiber and its applications in communications
• writing style is easy-to-read and understand with numerous illustrations that help concepts come alive

Technician's Guide to Fiber Optics, 4th Edition - Table of Contents:

• Part 1: The Communications Revolution
  • Information Transmission
  • Fiber Optics as a Communications Medium: Its Advantages
  • Light
• Part 2: The Optical Fiber
  • Fiber Characteristics
  • Fiber-Optic Cables
  • Sources
  • Detectors
  • Transmitters and Receivers
  • Connectors and Splices
  • Wavelength-Management Devices
• Part 3: The Fiber-Optic Link
  • Fiber Optic Cable Installation and Hardware
  • Fiber-Optic systems: Enterprise (Premises)
  • Fiber-Optic Systems: Telecommunications and Broadband
  • Introduction to Test Equipment