Table of Contents

 1. 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 and Manufacture.


 7. Special-Purpose 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-Optical Measurements.


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. Computers and Local-Area Networks.


27. Video Transmission.


28. Mobile Fiber Optic Communications.


29. Fiber-Optic Sensors.


30. Imaging and Illuminating Fiber Optics.


Appendix A: Important Constants, Units, Conversion Factors, and Equations.


Appendix B: Decibels and Equivalent Power Ratios.


Appendix C: Standard Time Division Multiplexing Rates.


Appendix D: ITU Frequencies and Wavelengths for L- and C-Bonds.


Appendix E: Laser and Fiber Safety.


Appendix F: Fiber-Optic Resources.


Glossary.