Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communication

854 Pages·2002·38.014 MB·English

by  Casimer DeCusatis

DATA COMMUNI(ATI0N

HANDBOOK OF FIBER OPTIC
DATA COMMUNICATION

HANDBOOK OF
FIBER OPTIC
DATA COMMUNICATION
Second Edition
CASIMER DeCUSATIS
Editor
IBM Corporation
Poughkeepsie, New York
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Contents
Contributors xiii
Preface to the Second Edition xv
Part 1 The Technology
Chapter 1 Optical Fiber, Cable, and Connectors 3
Ulf L. Osterberg
1.1. Light Propagation 3
1.2. Optical Fiber Characterization 16
1.3. Cable Designs 26
1.4. Connectors 29
1.5. Optical Fiber Bragg Gratings 32
References 38
Chapter 2 Optical Sources: Light-Emitting Diodes
and Laser Technology 41
Wenbin Jiang and Michael S. Lebby
2.1. Introduction 41
2.2. Technology Fundamentals 42
2.3. Device Structure-LED 50
2.4. Device Structure-Lasers 52
References 80
Chapter 3 Detectors for Fiber Optics 89
Carolyn J. Sher DeCusatis and Ching-Long (John) Jiang
3.1. Introduction 89
3.2. Detector Terminology and Characteristics 90
3.3. PN Photodiode 95
3.4. PIN Photodiode 98
3.5. Other Detectors 106
3.6. Noise 119
3.7. Conclusions 124
References 125