Handbook of fiber optic data communication

Contributors Preface to the Second Edition Pt. 1 The Technology Ch. 1 Optical Fiber, Cable, and Connectors Ch. 2 Optical Sources: Light-Emitting Diodes and Laser Technology Ch. 3 Detectors for Fiber Optics Ch. 4 Logic and Drive Circuitry Ch. 5 Optical Subassemblies Ch. 6 Fiber Optic Transceivers Pt. 2 The Links Ch. 7 Fiber Optic Link Requirements Ch. 8 Planning and Building the Optical Link Ch. 9 Testing Fiber Optic Local Area Networks (LANs) Pt. 3 The Applications Ch. 10 Introduction to Industry Standards Ch. 11 Intramachine Communications Ch. 12 Applications: Asynchronous Transfer Mode and Synchronous Optical Network Ch. 13 Fiber Channel Standard Ch. 14 Enterprise Systems Connection Fiber Optic Link Ch. 15 Local Area Networks, Fiber Distributed Data Interface, Ethernet, and Token Ring Pt. 4 The Manufacturing Technology Ch. 16 Semiconductor Laser and Light-Emitting Diode Fabrication Ch. 17 Receiver, Laser Driver, and Phase-Locked Loop Design Issues Ch. 18 Packaging Assembly Techniques Ch. 19 Alignment Metrology and Techniques App. A Measurement Conversion Tables App. B Physical Constants App. C Index of Professional Organizations App. D OSI Model App. E Network Standards and Documents App. F Data Network Rates App. G Other Datacom Developments Acronyms Glossary Index