Fiber optic reference guide a practical guide to communications technology

The Fiber Optic Reference Guide offers readers a solid understanding of the principles of fiber optic technology, especially as it relates to telecommunications, from its early days to developing future trends. Using a minimum of jargon and a wealth of illustrations, this book provides the underlyin...

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Otros Autores: Goff, David R., author (author), Hansen, Kimberly S. (-), Stull, Michelle K.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Focal Press 2013.
Edición:3rd ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627889006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; About this Book; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 A History of Fiber Optic Technology; The Nineteenth Century; Figure 1.1: John Tyndall's Experiment; The Twentieth Century; Figure 1.2: Optical Fiber with Cladding; Figure 1.3: 4 Wavelength Regions of Fiber; Real World Applications; The Twenty-First Century and Beyond; Figure 1.4: Internet Traffic Increases; Figure 1.5: The Growth of Optical Fiber Transmission Capacity; Chapter Summary; Selected References and Additional Reading.; Chapter 2 Fiber Optic Fundamentals; The Nature of Light
  • InterferenceFigure 2.1: Constructive Interference; Figure 2.2: Destructive Interference; Polarization; Figure 2.3: Light Waves Showing E and B Vectors; The Electromagnetic Spectrum; Figure 2.4: Electromagnetic Spectrum; Applying Light; Fiber Optic Communications System; Figure 2.5: Elements of a Fiber Optic Link; Figure 2.6: Basic WDM System; Figure 2.7: Four Channel DWDM System; Figure 2.8: Modern DWDM Long-haul Communication System; Figure 2.9: Transmission Schemes; Fiber Optic Components; Figure 2.10: Cross-section of a Fiber; Figure 2.11: Sources and Emission Patterns
  • Some Useful TerminologyChapter Summary; Selected References and Additional Reading.; Chapter 3 Optical Fiber; Fiber Era's; Manufacture of Optical Fiber; Figure 3.1: Manufacturing Optical Fiber; Figure 3.2: Optical Fiber Draw Process; Principles of Operation; Figure 3.3: Total Internal Reflection; Figure 3.4: Snell's Law; Figure 3.5: Numerical Aperture; Table 3.1: Refractive Indices and Propagation Times; Figure 3.6: Refractive Index of Fused Silica; Multimode Fiber; Multimode Step-index Fiber; Figure 3.7: Total Internal Reflection in Multimode Step-index Fiber; Multimode Graded-index Fiber
  • Figure 3.8: Multimode Graded-index FiberSingle-Mode Fiber; Figure 3.9: Single-mode Fiber; Single-mode Fiber Types in the 1990's; Figure 3.10: Dispersion Behavior of Single-mode Fiber Types; Figure 3.11: Dispersion for Alternating 20 km Lengths of (+D) NZ-DSF and (-D) NZ-DSF Fiber; Polarization-maintaining Fiber; Figure 3.12: Cross-section of Polarization-maintaining Fiber; Attenuation; Figure 3.13: Scattering; Figure 3.14: Absorption; Figure 3.15: Bending; Figure 3.16: Optical Loss vs. Wavelength; Fiber Rin; Figure 3.17: Fiber-induced RIN; Multimode Dispersion; Chromatic Dispersion
  • Figure 3.18: Chromatic DispersionFigure 3.19: Single-mode Fiber Bandwidth; Material Dispersion; Figure 3.20: Material Dispersion; Waveguide Dispersion; Profile Dispersion; Polarization Mode Dispersion; Figure 3.21: Pulse Broadening Due to PMD.; Dispersion Management; Figure 3.22: DSC Using AWG's; Figure 3.23: Accumulated Chromatic Dispersion Using DSC; Figure 3.24: Accumulated Chromatic Dispersion Without DSC; Fiber Nonlinearities; Figure 3.25: Refractive Index vs. Power; Stimulated Brillouin Scattering; Figure 3.26: SBS Threshold Effects; Figure 3.27: SBS Threshold VS. Linewidth
  • Figure 3.28: Optical Spectrum without Phase Modulation