Bailey, David (Telecommunications engineer)

Practical fiber optics [electronic resource] / David Bailey, Edwin Wright. - Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Elsevier, 2003. - 1 online resource (xv, 267 p.) : ill.

Includes index.

Definitions and fundamental principles -- Theory of fiber optic transmission -- Fiber optic cable construction -- Connecting fibers -- Optical drivers and detectors -- Installing fiber optic cables -- Fiber optic system design -- Testing of fiber optic systems -- Technologies that use optical fibers.

Readers will use this knowledge to develop the required techniques for design, installation and maintenance of their own fiber optic systems. * Ideal for those with some background in communications but without previous knowledge of fiber optics * Provides a comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of fiber optic systems and their individual components * Places emphasis on practical techniques of component installation and system design.

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Fiber optics.
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Electronic books.

TK5103.59 / .B35 2003eb

621.38275 / BDP