This book describes the development of Fiber-Optic Communication Standards Index, a system for cataloging and rating the properties of fibers and their properties as well as some of the techniques used to fabricate these standards.
Chapter 1: Optical Fibers and Fiber-Optic Communications Chapter 2: Optical Fiber Communication Technology and System Overview Chapter 3: Nonlinear Effects in Optical Fibers Chapter 4: Sources, Modulators, and Detectors for Fiber-Optic Communication Systems Chapter 5: Optical Fiber Amplifiers Chapter 6: Fiber-Optic Communication Links (Telecom, Datacom, and Analog) Chapter 7: Solitions in Optical Fiber Communication Systems Chapter 8: Tapered-Fiber Couplers, MUX and deMUX Chapter 9: Fiber Bragg Gratings Chapter 10: Micro-Optics-Based Components for Networking Chapter 11: Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers and Wavelength Conversion Chapter 12: Optical Time-Division Multiplexed Communication Networks Chapter 13: Wavelength Domain Multiplexed (WDM) Fiber-Optic Communication Networks Chapter 14: Infrared Fibers Chapter 15: Optical Fiber Sensors Chapter 16: Fiber-Optic Communication Standards Index