Understanding Fiber Optics View Larger Image | Jeff Hecht
Prentice Hall, Hardcover, 5th edition, Published April 2005, 790 pages, ISBN 0131174290 | List Price: $120.20
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For Introduction to Fiber Optics, Fundamentals of Fiber Optics, Fiber-optic Communications
courses at the undergraduate level.
The text is thorough, up to date, and provides comprehensive and intuitive
introduction to fiber optics. With mathematics limited to basic algebra, the
book takes a practical approach to understanding fiber optics. It thoroughly
describes important concepts for the novice, building up an understanding of
optical fibers, their properties, light sources and detectors, and fiber-optic
components and their application in fiber-optic systems. It covers the basics
of fiber-optic measurement and troubleshooting. Interwoven are illustrations
show important principles. NEW—Fully updated material–Without restructuring
the sequence of chapters dramatically.
~Provides a more realistic vision of the global telecommunications network.
NEW—More coherent than the fourth edition–A serious effort made to
rearrange content more logically to make descriptions more consistent, and to
eliminate obvious duplications of material.
NEW–Reorganized internal structure.
~The revised introductory chapters flow more logically and bring students
with little background up to speed for the rest of the book.
NEW—New technical content–The latest technological innovations, including
coarse wavelength-division multiplexing, photonic fibers, forward error correction,
transmitter/receiver modules.
~Helps to clarify topics.
NEW–Improved artwork and revised illustrations.
~Present ideas more clearly.
NEW—"Things to think about" boxes.
~Cover the uses of technology, the business of communications, and interesting
stories of the field.
NEW–Updates on emerging applications–Including fiber to the home,
fiber to the premises, broadband Internet service, digital television, and automotive
fiber-optic networks.
NEW—Improved presentation–More concise explanations and less redundancy.
Clear and intuitive descriptions.
~Help the student understand basic concepts; allows the professor to work
more interactively with students.
Up to date coverage of technology and applications.
~Prepares the student for today's industry by including information on new
technology.
Thorough coverage–Includes fiber-optic components and their applications
in communication systems.
~Covers the whole field in one book, and provides an introduction to communication
systems.
Extensive coverage of applications.
~Practical orientation helps students see the direction of the course.
Clear conceptual diagrams.
~Shows students how things work. Especially valuable for those who are visually
oriented.
Appendices of tables and reference information–Gathered from various chapters,
e.g., the values of important physical constants, conversion factors, and a
few key formulas.
~Provides all-in-one-place convenience for finding information.
Table of Contents
1. An Introduction to Fiber Optics.
2. Fundamentals of Fiber-optic components.
3. Fundamentals of Communications.
4. Types of Optical Fibers.
5. Properties of Optical Fibers.
6. Fiber materials, structure and manufacture.
7. Specialty Fibers.
8. Cabling.
9. Light Sources.
10. Transmitters.
11. Receivers.
12. Repeaters, Regenerators, and Optical Amplifiers.
13. Connectors and Splices.
14. Couplers and Other Passive Components.
15. Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Optics.
16. Optical Switches, Modulators, and other Active Components.
17. Fiber-Optic Measurement.
18. Troubleshooting and Test Equipment.
19. System and Optical Networking Concepts.
20. Fiber System Standards.
21. Single-Channel System Design.
22. Optical Networking System Design.
23. Global Telecommunications Applications.
24. Regional and Metro Telecommunications.
25. Local Telephone or "Access" Networks.
26. Internet Access and Local-Area Networks.
27. Video transmission.
28. Mobile Fiber-Optic Communications.
29. Fiber-Optic Sensors.
30. Imaging and Illuminating Fiber Optics.
Appendices.
Glossary.
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