1. Introduction.- 2. Waveguide Analysis.- Single-Mode Waveguide Analysis.- Loss Mechanisms.- Material Attenuation.- Waveguide Attenuation.
- Dispersion in Single-Mode Waveguide.- Standard Waveguide Profiles.- Bandwidth Considerations.- Test Equipment.- Laser.- Detectors.- Beamsplitters and Couplers.- Boxcar Average.
- Launcher.- Apertures.- Applications of the OTDR.- Review Problems.- References.- 3. Transmitters.- Solid-State Laser Physics.
- Long-Wavelength Sources.- Edge-Emitting Diodes.- Gas Lasers.- YAG Lasers.- Laser Feedback Techniques.- Temperature Control.- Optical FeedbackCircuitry.- Digital Transmitter Design with Lasers.
- LinearTransmitters.- Linearizing LED Transmitters.- References.- 4. Receivers.- PiN Diode Detectors.- Avalanche Photodiode Detectors (APD).- Linear Receivers.
- Microwave Preamplifier Biasing.- Receiver Design.- Preamplifier Noise.- Review Problems.- References.- 5. Waveguide Terminations and Splices.- Misalignment Losses.
- Connectors.- Splices.- Common Commercial Connector Designs.- Commercially Available Splices.- Review Problems.- References.- 6. Integrated Optic and Network Components.
- Fiber-Optic Switches and Couplers (Active).- Couplers (Fixed).- Wavelength Multiplexing/Demultiplexing.- Review Problems.- References.- 7. Integrated Optics.- Integrated Optics Components.
- Mode Numbers and Cut-off Derivations.- Coupling to Integrated Optics.- Fiber-Optic Modulators.- VLSI Techniques Applied to Integrated Optics.- Review Problems.- References.- 8. Local Area Networks.
- International Standards Organization (ISO) Network Model.- Common Networks.- Physical Layer.- Simplex Links.- Review Problems.- References.- 9. Local Area Networks Applied to Single-Mode Fiber-Optic Technology.
- Network Topology.- Graph Theory.- Network Flow.- Time Delay Analysis.- Channel Capacity.- Noise Considerations.- Backbone Design.- Network Layer (Virtual Circuits).
- Datagram.- Routing Techniques.- Local Area Networks.- Token Passing Networks.- Hybrid Star Network.- Gateways.- Broadband Fiber-Optic Networks.- Review Problems.
- References.- 10. Long-Haul Networks.- M-ary Codes.- Long-Distance Transmission Systems (Over 10 Kilometers).- Long-Distance Cable Plant and the Loss Budget.- High-Sensitivity Receivers.- Review Problems.
- References.- 11. Fiber-Optic Sensors.- Sagnac Effect.- Temperature Sensitivity.- Review Problems.- References.- 12.
Angular Division Multiplexer (ADM).- Modal Analysis.- Crosstalk.- ADM Bandwidth Considerations.- Loss Mechanisms.- Noise.- ADM Transmitters.- ADM Receivers.
- Cable Plant Design.- ADM Demultiplexer.- Review Problems.- References.