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Summary
Summary
Concentrates on practical applications rather than theory. The author is an established name in the field. Offers a tutorial and practical approach for practitioners and students alike.
Author Notes
Born in New York City, Roger Freeman is a widely known telecommunications engineer, educator, and author of several handbooks and manuals for students and telecommunications engineers. From 1948 until 1951, Freeman attended Northeastern University. He dropped out to work as a radio officer with the Military Sea Transportation Service and was stationed in Brooklyn, New York (1952-59). In 1959 he went to work as an engineer for Bendix Radio in Spain, where he remained until 1962. He spent the next 16 years as a research engineer and technical director for International Telephone and Telegraph Communications Systems (ITT). While working for ITT, Freeman earned a B.A. (1966) and an M.A. (1973) in electrical engineering from New York University. Since 1978 he has been senior principal engineer and program manager of the equipment division at the Raytheon Company of Sudbury, Massachusetts, as well as faculty member of Northeastern University.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Table of Contents
| Preface |
| Acknowledgments |
| Introduction to Fiber-Optic Transmission |
| Fiber-Optic Cable |
| Connectors, Splices, and Other Passive Devices |
| Light Sources |
| Light Detectors |
| Impairments to Light Transmission |
| Regenerators and Fiber-Optic Amplifiers |
| Wave-Division Multiplexing |
| Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH |
| Link Engineering of Lightwave Systems |
| Outside Plant Considerations |
| System Availability and Survivability |
| Powering Options to Improve Availability |
| Hybrid Fiber-Coax (HFC) Systems |
| On-Premises Wiring of Buildings--Fiber Optics |
| Tools for Trouble Shooting Fiber-Optic Systems |
| Optical Networking |
| Appendix: Acronyms and Abbreviations |
| Index |
