Optical Communications Rules of Thumb

1st Edition
0071500901 · 9780071500906
This engineering tool provides over 200 time and cost saving rules of thumb--short cuts, tricks, and methods that optical communications veterans have developed through long years of trial and error.* DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) and… Read More
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Chapter 1: Cables and Conduits

Chapter 2: Economic Considerations

Chapter 3: Electronics and MEMS

Chapter 4: Fiber Mechanical Considerations

Chapter 5: Free-Space Optical Communications

Chapter 6: Network Considerations

Chapter 7: Network Elements

Chapter 8: Noise

Chapter 9: Optical Fibers

Chapter 10: Optical Signal Degradation

Chapter 11: Optics

Chapter 12: Splicing and Connectors

Chapter 13: Laser Transmitters

Chapter 14: Wavelength Selection

Appendix A

Glossary

Index

About the Authors

This engineering tool provides over 200 time and cost saving rules of thumb--short cuts, tricks, and methods that optical communications veterans have developed through long years of trial and error.


* DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) and SONET (Synchronous Optical NETwork) rules
* Information Transmission, fiber optics, and systems rules