Fiber-Optic Technologies
This chapter includes sections covering: a brief history of fiber-optic communications, fiber-optic applications, the physics behind fiber optics, optical-cable construction, propagation modes, fiber-optic characteristics, fiber types, fiber-optic cable termination, splicing, physical-design considerations, fiber-optic communications system, and fiber span analysis.
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