Optical Fiber Optics (Fourth Edition)

Author: JeffHecht
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book emphasizes fundamentals, highlights key points, presents up-to-date content, and covers a broad scope. It is an excellent textbook that has been selected by many higher education institutions abroad as a teaching material for senior undergraduate or graduate students in electronic, information, and communication-related fields. It is also a very useful reference for engineering technicians in the optical communication industry and scientific researchers engaged in fiber optics. The book systematically elaborates on the basic concepts, fundamental technologies, and applications of fiber optics, including: fibers, cables, laser and LED light sources, optical transmitters, optical detectors, optical receivers, optical amplifiers, electro-optical regenerators, and various optical network devices. It covers the basic techniques of optical and fiber measurements, the application of fiber optics in communications—global, metropolitan, local, and access networks, computer, local area networks, and video communications, as well as fiber optics in remote control. Additionally, it explores the principles and applications of fiber optic sensors, and the use of fiber optics in imaging and lighting.