INTRODUCTION TO FIBER OPTICS

By I. LUSIE

CONTENTS OPTIC FIBER AND LIGHT – A BRILLIANT COMBINATION WHAT MAKES THE LIGHT STAY IN THE FIBER? THE CHOICE OF FREQUENCY PROPAGATION OF LIGHT ALONG THE FIBER DECIBELS LOSSES IN OPTIC FIBERS DISPERSION AND OUR ATTEMPTS TO PREVENT IT REAL CABLES CONNECTING OPTIC FIBERS – THE PROBLEMS FUSION SPLICING MECHANICAL SPLICES CONNECTORS COUPLERS LIGHT SOURCES AND DETECTORS TESTING A SYSTEM SYSTEM DESIGN – OR, WILL IT WORK? THE TRANSMISSION OF SIGNALS DESIGNING AN OPTICAL SYSTEM AND SELECTING COMPONENTS LANS AND TOPOLOGY SOME FINAL THOUGHTS