March 2002
Intermediate to advanced
260 pages
9h 58m
English
CHAPTER 1 A HISTORY OF FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY
Figure 1.1: John Tyndall's Experiment
Figure 1.2: Optical Fiber with Cladding
Figure 1.3: 4 Wavelength Regions of Fiber
THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY AND BEYOND
Figure 1.4: Internet Traffic Increases
Figure 1.5: The Growth of Optical Fiber Transmission Capacity
Selected References and Additional Reading
CHAPTER 2 FIBER OPTIC FUNDAMENTALS
Figure 2.1: Constructive Interference
Figure 2.2: Destructive Interference