Fiber Optic Basics; Technology, Systems and Installation

Fiber Optic Basics; Technology, Systems and Installation Review

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Fiber optic communication systems are used to provide high-speed communication connections. The need for high-capacity fiber systems has dramatically increased as a result of key broadband data applications and a much lower cost of sending information through fiber. This book starts with the optical principles including wave theory and particle theory. The optical spectrum is explained along with the fundamentals of lightwave propagation. You will learn the principles of reflection and refraction and how they are used in optical systems. Optical communication systems are composed of an optical transmitter, communication medium (fiber or air) and an optical receiver. An overview of the components and basic operation of synchronous optical network (SONET), synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH), fiber distributed data interface (FDDI), passive optical networks (PON) and dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) is provided. The common types of network equipment such as ONU, ADM, and optical switches are also described. Optical transmitters and their sources of light are explained. You will learned how light emitting diodes (LEDs) and LASERS provide suitable light sources for optical communication and how modulators and multiplexers modify light signals so they can send information. The types of fiber optic cables and their characteristics are covered. You will learn how modal dispersion, material dispersion and cable bending affects the performance and ability of fiber cable to transfer light signals. The methods and devices used to couple light signals into and out of fiber cables are discussed along with the different types of optical connector types. Optical receivers and their photodetection processes are described. The different types of photodetectors and their ability (sensitivity) to light signals are explained. You will discover how demodulators and demultiplexers operate to convert light signals into multiple channels and back into their original form. Installation processes for installing optical equipment, cables and systems are described. You will learn the common methods of splicing fiber including mechanical and fusion (heat) methods. The tools and processes you need to install optical cable are described along with the methods used to pull and strip cables. You will learn about maximum pulling loads along with snort term and long term maximum bend ratios. In addition to installation, the key potential environmental hazards, chemicals that may be used, and some of the general safety precautions are discussed. Optical fiber testing including continuity testing and measuring optical loss. Discover how to use an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) to identify the specific locations of breaks or distortions in fiber cable. Learn the basic steps for fiber optic link and system acceptance testing. Troubleshooting processes and tips are included to help you diagnose and repair equipment and link failures along with how to maintain maintenance records.

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Building Electro-Optical Systems: Making It all Work (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics)

Building Electro-Optical Systems: Making It all Work (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics) Review

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Praise for the First Edition

"Now a new laboratory bible for optics researchers has joined the list: it is Phil Hobbs's Building Electro-Optical Systems: Making It All Work."
—Tony Siegman, Optics & Photonics News

Building a modern electro-optical instrument may be the most interdisciplinary job in all of engineering. Be it a DVD player or a laboratory one-off, it involves physics, electrical engineering, optical engineering, and computer science interacting in complex ways. This book will help all kinds of technical people sort through the complexity and build electro-optical systems that just work, with maximum insight and minimum trial and error.

Written in an engaging and conversational style, this Second Edition has been updated and expanded over the previous edition to reflect technical advances and a great many conversations with working designers. Key features of this new edition include:

• Expanded coverage of detectors, lasers, photon budgets, signal processing scheme planning, and front ends
• Coverage of everything from basic theory and measurement principles to design debugging and integration of optical and electronic systems
• Supplementary material is available on an ftp site, including an additional chapter on thermal Control and Chapter problems highly relevant to real-world design
• Extensive coverage of high performance optical detection and laser noise cancellation

Each chapter is full of useful lore from the author's years of experience building advanced instruments. For more background, an appendix lists 100 good books in all relevant areas, introductory as well as advanced. Building Electro-Optical Systems: Making It All Work, Second Edition is essential reading for researchers, students, and professionals who have systems to build.

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Fiber-Optic Communication Systems (Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering)

Fiber-Optic Communication Systems (Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering) Review

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This book provides a comprehensive account of fiber-optic communication systems. The 3rd edition of this book is used worldwide as a textbook in many universities. This 4th edition incorporates recent advances that have occurred, in particular two new chapters. One deals with the advanced modulation formats (such as DPSK, QPSK, and QAM) that are increasingly being used for improving spectral efficiency of WDM lightwave systems. The second chapter focuses on new techniques such as all-optical regeneration that are under development and likely to be used in future communication systems. All other chapters are updated, as well.

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