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Understanding Fiber Optics - Softcover

Hecht, Jeff

 
9780672303500: Understanding Fiber Optics

Synopsis

Aimed at anyone who wants to learn quickly, this book focuses on the technical details of fibre optics, the fibres themselves, the tools used to work the fibres, and the associated devices used to connect fibre optics.

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From the Back Cover

This best-selling text is a useful tool for anyone who needs to better their understanding of fiber optics. The book takes a nontheorectical and nonmathematical approach. It conveys the technical details of fibers, describes the tools used to work with them, illustrates and explains the devices used to connect fiber networks, and takes the reader through fiber optic applications.

    New features of the updated edition include:
  • New chapters of Troubleshooting and Test Equipment and Optical Networking System Design.
  • Questions to Think About in each chapter that will help readers understand and apply the information they've read.
  • New appendices on ITU Optical Channels, Fundamental Constants, Conversion Factors and Key Equations.
  • Several new and timely recommended reading suggestions.

An Instructor's Manual (ISBN 0-13-092394-X) is available free of charge to instructors who are using the book for a course.

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