Fiber Optic Systems for Telecommunications

Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction to Fiber-Optic Transmission. Fiber-Optic Cable. Connectors, Splices, and Other Passive Devices. Light Sources. Light Detectors. Impairments to Light Transmission. Regenerators and Fiber-Optic Amplifiers. Wave-Division Multiplexing. Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH). Link Engineering of Lightwave Systems. Outside Plant Considerations. System Availability and Survivability. Powering Options to Improve Availability. Hybrid Fiber-Coax (HFC) Systems. On-Premises Wiring of Buildings--Fiber Optics. Tools for Trouble Shooting Fiber-Optic Systems. Optical Networking. Appendix: Acronyms and Abbreviations. Index.