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1 online resource (xi, 271 pages) : illustrations |
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| Summary |
This book is a MUST for everyone in and around the optics community! Fiber Optic Essentials provides professionals and students new to the field of fiber optics with a high-level knowledge of principles, theories and applications. This primer can also be used as a succinct overview of optics for those with some engineering and physics background. Individuals involved with optics in non-traditional capacities such as in marketing and legal departments will find this volume introduces basic concepts completely in an easy to read format. Casimer and Carolyn DeCusatis have provided a concise resource with compact chapters and minimal equations conveying this complex topic in a straightforward and clear-cut style. Included in this book are chapters on fibers, cables, connectors, transmitters, modulators, noise, and optical link design. Concluding this reference are three indispensable appendices covering extensive definitions, acronyms (including initials and commonly used slang), measurement conversions and physical constants. This author team has produced a book that has truly shed light on this difficult subject. * Comprehensively covers basic fiber optic facts' * Explains how optics relate to everyday life * Details fiber optic communication standards * Chapter included on medical applications * Timeline traces the history of optics with major milestones. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1: Fibers, Cables and Connectors -- Chapter 2: Transmitters -- Chapter 3: Detectors and Receivers -- Chapter 4: Optical Link Design -- Chapter 5: Repeaters and Optical Amplifiers -- Chapter 6: Wavelength Multiplexing -- Chapter 7: Fiber Optic Communications Standards -- Chapter 8: Fabrication -- Chapter 9: Medical Applications -- Chapter 10: Fiber Facts -- Chapter 11: Fiber Optics Timeline -- Appendix A: Definitions -- Appendix B: Acronyms, Initials and Slang -- Appendix C: Measurement Conversion and Physical Constants. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Fiber optics.
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Fiber Optic Technology |
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Optique des fibres.
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fiber optics.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Fiber Optics.
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Fiber optics
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dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Added Author |
DeCusatis, Carolyn J. Sher.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: DeCusatis, Casimer. Fiber optic essentials. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, ©2006 0122084314 9780122084317 (DLC) 2005051979 (OCoLC)61303514 |
| ISBN |
9780122084317 |
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0122084314 |
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9780080470818 (electronic bk.) |
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0080470815 (electronic bk.) |
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1280961309 |
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9781280961304 |
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9786610961306 |
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6610961301 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000051554134 |
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AU@ 000051860545 |
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CHBIS 005656399 |
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CHNEW 001006314 |
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CHVBK 167085425 |
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DEBBG BV039830937 |
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DEBBG BV042315804 |
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DEBBG BV043044830 |
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DEBSZ 367755955 |
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DEBSZ 422220507 |
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NZ1 12434876 |
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NZ1 14540086 |
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