Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 underlying principles of fiber optics as well as essential practical applications. The third edition is updated to include expanded sections on light emitters, semiconductor optical amplifiers, Bragg gratings, and more systems design considerations. Fiber optics plays a key role in communications, as well as in broadcast and cable systems. Engineers working with fiber optics as well as newcomers to the industry will find the third edition of this reference guide invaluable. It will help the reader develop a solid understanding of the underlying principles of this rapidly changing technology as well as its essential practical applications. The text is thoroughly indexed and illustrated. .

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Foreword (p. ix)
• About This Book (p. vii)
• Acknowledgments (p. viii)
• Chapter 1 A History of Fiber Optic Technology (p. 1)
• The Nineteenth Century (p. 1)
• The Twentieth Century (p. 2)
• The Twenty-First Century and Beyond (p. 6)
• Chapter Summary (p. 7)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 8)
• Chapter 2 Fiber Optic Fundamentals (p. 9)
• The Nature of Light (p. 9)
• Applying Light (p. 11)
• Fiber Optic Communications System (p. 13)
• Fiber Optic Components (p. 15)
• Some Useful Terminology (p. 17)
• Chapter Summary (p. 18)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 18)
• Chapter 3 Optical Fiber (p. 19)
• Fiber Era's (p. 19)
• Manufacture of Optical Fiber (p. 20)
• Principles of Operation (p. 21)
• Multimode Fiber (p. 24)
• Single-Mode Fiber (p. 25)
• Attenuation (p. 28)
• Fiber RIN (p. 30)
• Multimode Dispersion (p. 31)
• Chromatic Dispersion (p. 31)
• Polarization Mode Dispersion (p. 33)
• Dispersion Management (p. 34)
• Fiber Nonlinearities (p. 35)
• Selecting Fiber Types (p. 44)
• Chapter Summary (p. 47)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 48)
• Chapter 4 Fiber Optic Cables (p. 49)
• Fiber Optic Cable Construction (p. 49)
• Types of Fiber Optic Cables (p. 51)
• Fiber Optic Cable vs. Copper Coax Cable (p. 52)
• Tensile Strength (p. 54)
• Specifying Fiber Optic Cables (p. 55)
• Chapter Summary (p. 58)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 58)
• Chapter 5 Light Emitters (p. 59)
• Theory of Operation (p. 59)
• Light Emitter Performance Characteristics (p. 60)
• Spectral Characteristics (p. 61)
• Light-Emitting Diodes (p. 62)
• Laser Diodes (p. 66)
• VCSEL's (p. 67)
• Chirp (p. 68)
• Backreflection (p. 69)
• Temperature Effects on Lasers (p. 72)
• Peltier Coolers (p. 73)
• High Power and CW Lasers (p. 74)
• DWDM Lasers (p. 74)
• Microelectromechanical Systems (p. 75)
• Tunable Lasers (p. 76)
• DFB Lasers (p. 77)
• Laser Safety (p. 77)
• Comparison of LED's and Laser Diodes (p. 78)
• Light Emitters as Detectors (p. 79)
• Chapter Summary (p. 79)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 80)
• Chapter 6 Light Detectors (p. 81)
• Important Detector Parameters (p. 81)
• Response Time (p. 83)
• PIN Photodiode (p. 85)
• IDP Detectors (p. 86)
• Avalanche Photodiode (p. 86)
• APD-TIA Detectors (p. 87)
• Detector Enhancement Techniques (p. 87)
• PIN Photodiodes vs. APD's (p. 87)
• Chapter Summary (p. 88)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 88)
• Chapter 7 Other Active Devices (p. 89)
• Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (p. 89)
• Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers (p. 89)
• Raman Amplifiers (p. 93)
• External Modulators (p. 96)
• Wavelength Converters (p. 99)
• Wavelength Locker (p. 100)
• Chapter Summary (p. 101)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 102)
• Chapter 8 Interconnection Devices (p. 103)
• Optical Connector Basics (p. 103)
• Types of Fiber Optic Connectors (p. 104)
• Installing Fiber Optic Connectors (p. 108)
• Care of Fiber Optic Connectors (p. 110)
• Splicing (p. 111)
• Interconnection Losses (p. 113)
• Connector Selection Guide (p. 113)
• Chapter Summary (p. 114)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 114)
• Chapter 9 Other Passive Devices (p. 115)
• Fiber Optic Couplers (p. 115)
• WDM (p. 117)
• CWDM (p. 118)
• DWDM (p. 119)
• Arrayed Waveguide Grating (AWG) (p. 120)
• Fused Fiber Couplers (p. 121)
• Fiber Optic Switches (p. 122)
• Circulators (p. 123)
• Bragg Gratings (p. 123)
• Etalon (p. 125)
• Chapter Summary (p. 126)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 126)
• Chapter 10 System Design Considerations (p. 127)
• System Design Factors (p. 127)
• Optical Link Loss Budget (p. 127)
• Rise-Time Budget (p. 130)
• Sensitivity Analysis (p. 131)
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (p. 132)
• Modulation Schemes (p. 133)
• Analog Versus Digital (p. 136)
• Dispersion (p. 138)
• Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio (p. 141)
• Optical Regenerators (p. 142)
• Cost/Performance Considerations (p. 143)
• Chapter Summary (p. 143)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 144)
• Chapter 11 Fiber Optic Applications (p. 145)
• Broadcast (p. 145)
• Broadband Catv Transport (p. 146)
• Telecommunications (p. 146)
• High-Resolution Imaging (p. 148)
• Distance Learning (Tele-Classrooms) (p. 148)
• Teleconferencing (p. 148)
• Data Communications (p. 149)
• Control Systems and Instrumentation (p. 151)
• Military (p. 151)
• Security and Surveillance (p. 152)
• Chapter Summary (p. 153)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 154)
• Chapter 12 Video Over Fiber (p. 155)
• Methods of Encoding Video Signals (p. 155)
• Video Quality Parameters (p. 156)
• Advantages of FM (p. 156)
• Disadvantages of FM (p. 157)
• FM Video Link Performance (p. 158)
• Digital Video (p. 159)
• Serial Data Transmission Formats and Standards (p. 160)
• Catv Transmission (p. 161)
• Chapter Summary (p. 162)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 162)
• Chapter 13 Data Over Fiber (p. 163)
• Digital Data Transmission (p. 163)
• Data Coding (p. 164)
• Data Interface Characteristics (p. 164)
• Key Data Link Attributes (p. 165)
• Distortion in Fiber Optic Data Links (p. 167)
• Common Transmission Standards (p. 169)
• High-Speed Data Transmission (p. 170)
• FDDI (p. 172)
• Fibre Channel (p. 172)
• OC-192 (p. 173)
• OC-768/OC-3072 (p. 173)
• Convergence (p. 173)
• Chapter Summary (p. 173)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 174)
• Chapter 14 Pushing Fiber to the Limits (p. 175)
• Trends (p. 175)
• Limits to Fiber's Growth (p. 176)
• Spectral Efficiency (p. 176)
• Forward Error Correction (p. 176)
• 1R/2R/3R Regeneration (p. 179)
• Solitons, RZ, and NRZ Transmission (p. 180)
• PMD Compensation (p. 182)
• Ultra Long-Haul Telecommunications (p. 183)
• The Recirculating Loop (p. 184)
• Chapter Summary (p. 185)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 186)
• Chapter 15 Testing & Measurement Techniques (p. 187)
• Fiber Optic Test Equipment (p. 187)
• Component Measurement Techniques (p. 189)
• Systems Measurements (p. 194)
• Chapter Summary (p. 194)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 194)
• Chapter 16 Future Trends (p. 195)
• Increased Fiber Transparency (p. 195)
• All-Optical Networks (p. 196)
• Multi-Terabit Transmission (p. 196)
• Competing Technologies (p. 196)
• Expansion into Mass Markets (p. 197)
• Cost Reduction (p. 200)
• Miniaturization (p. 200)
• New Materials (p. 201)
• Technology Refinements (p. 201)
• New Technology (p. 201)
• Chapter Summary (p. 203)
• Selected References and Additional Reading (p. 204)
• Appendix A General Reference Material (p. 207)
• Concerning Numbers (p. 207)
• Constants (p. 207)
• Conversion Factors (p. 208)
• Appendix B Glossary of Terms (p. 209)
• Appendix C Fiber Optic Symbols (p. 239)
• National Cable Television Association Symbols (p. 239)
• Military Symbols (p. 240)
• Appendix D Industrial, Telcordia & ITU Standards (p. 241)
• Industrial Standards (p. 241)
• Telcordia Standards (p. 245)
• ITU Standards (p. 248)
• Appendix E Societies, Conference Sponsors & Trade Magazines (p. 249)
• Societies & Conference Sponsors (p. 249)
• Fiber Optic & Related Trade Magazines (p. 251)
• Index (p. 253)