Understanding optical communications - Dutton, Harry J. R.; Safari eBooks (Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall PTR, 1998)
pt. 1. Theory and devices. ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Optical fibre -- ch. 3. Optical sources -- ch. 4. Optical detectors -- ch. 5. Optical devices -- ch. 6. Fibre manufacture, cables and connectors -- pt. 2. Systems. ch. 7. Optical communication systems -- ch. 8. Optical link connections in electronic networks -- ch. 9. Wavelength division multiplexing -- ch. 10. Lightwave networks -- ch. 11. Fibre in the (local) loop - FITL -- ch. 12. Research directions -- Appendix A. An introduction to semiconductors -- Appendix B. An introduction to communications networks -- Appendix C. Laser safety -- Appendix D. Acronyms -- Appendix E. Some useful facts -- Appendix F. Special notices -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Optical communications; Optical fibers; Optical interconnects; Laser communication systems; Local loop (Telephony); Wavelength division multiplexing; Electronic books