Fiber-Optic Systems for Telecommunications

ROGER L. FREEMAN is a widely recognized expert in telecommunications systems engineering, with over forty-five years of experience in the field. He is the founder and principal of Roger Freeman Associates, a senior life member of the IEEE, and a member of the SCTE. Previous to this Mr. Freeman was principal engineer for advanced system planning at the Raytheon Company; technical manager of ITT Marine, Europe, and staff consultant for ITT Laboratories, Madrid, Spain, and ITU Regional Planning Expert for Northern South America.

• 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.

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