Optical Fibers and RF: A Natural Combination

AUTHOR: Malcolm Romeiser
FORMAT: Hardcover
LIST PRICE: $69.00
PUBLISHED: 2004

The optical fiber industry has experienced a period of consolidation and reorganization and is now poised for a new surge in growth. To take advantage of that growth, and to respond to the demand to use fiber more efficiently, designers need a better understanding of fiber optics. Taking the approach that optical fibers are an extension of RF-based communications, the author explains basic optical concepts, applications, and systems; the nature and performance characteristics of optical fibers; and optical sources, connectors and splices. Subsequent chapters explore current applications of fiber optic technology. Appropriate for use as a college text, this is an accessible and thorough treatment of fiber optics, without an intimidating amount of mathematical derivations.

Malcolm Romeiser teaches at Embry Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ, and consults within the industry. Prior to teaching, he managed R & D groups at Bell Laboratories on a wide variety of transmission technologies. Involved in optical fiber technology since its inception, he led an optical fiber systems research group at Bellcore in the late 1980's.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: From RF to Optical Fibers
  • Introduction
  • Parameters
  • An Optical System
  • Optical Fiber History
  • Units and Constants
• Chapter 2: Optical Fiber Characteristics
  • Introduction
  • Rays & Waves
  • Modes
  • Optical Fiber/Cable Manufacture
• Chapter 3: Optical Fiber Performance
  • Introduction
  • Attenuation
  • Dispersion (Arrival Time Distortion)
  • Polarization
  • Non-Silica Fibers
• Chapter 4: Optical Sources for Fibers
  • Introduction
  • Optical Semiconductors
  • Light-Emitting Diodes
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Optical Source Coherence
  • Erbium-Doped Optical Amplifiers (EDFA)
• Chapter 5: Optical Detectors and Receivers
  • Introduction
  • Optical Detection
  • Photodiode Construction
  • Photodiode Performance
  • Preamplifiers
• Chapter 6: Optical Components
  • Introduction
  • Connectors
  • Splices
  • Couplers and Splitters
  • Wavelength Division Multiplexers (WDM) and Filters
  • Circulators
  • Isolators
  • Attenuators
  • Switches
  • Modulators
• Chapter 7: Optical Fiber Systems
  • Introduction
  • System Signals, Noise and Distortion
  • Link Budgets
  • Test and Measurement
• Chapter 8: Future Directions - Telecommunications
  • Introduction
  • Basic Network Structures
  • The Telephone (Voice-Centric) Network
  • The Data (Data-Centric) Network
  • Point-to-Point/Networking Technology
  • Optical Networking
  • Coherent Optical Systems
• Appendix: Review Problems
• Glossary
• Bibliography
  

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