Technician's Guide to Fiber Optics, 4e
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Book Overview
An excellent primer for individuals learning fiber optic technology and optical communications. It examines the reasons that optical fibers are the preferred communications medium, surpassing copper wire in all performance measures. A thorough explanation of how fibers work is offered, as well as useful coverage of other related optical components and how those components fit into system-level applications. Premises (LAN), metro, 10G Ethernet, and long-haul applications are also briefly surveyed.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1401812708
ISBN13:9781401812706
Release Date:December 2003
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.72 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.4" x 9.5"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Good Book for Starters!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is a very good introduction to fiber optics and telcom as it relates to fiber optic systems. There isn't really that much in terms of equations, but there's plenty of good information about fiber optics in general. It doesn't go into details as to the actual 'technician' side of fiber optics. Perhaps a book on polishing, characterizing networks and the like would be better. I enjoyed the book since it was easy to read, understand, and had very simple (yet useful) equations.
Concise without being Overwhelming
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Provides a comprehensive and fundamental overview of fiber optic methods and design criteria. Like any engineer, once I find a book like this I hang on to it and don't even lend it to my nearest relatives
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