POF - Polymer Optical Fibers for Data Communication
By: by Werner Daum, Jürgen Krauser, Peter E. Zamzow, Olaf Ziemann
Contributors: Krauser, Jürgen; Zamzow, Peter E.; Ziemann, Olaf
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9783662048634; 9783662048610
Subjects: Engineering; Electronics; Telecommunication
Description: The main topic of the book is the use of Polymer Optical Fibres for data communication. The first two chapters describe the basic physics of optical fibres and the specific properties of POF. The next chapters summarise the history of POF development, including the explanation of different index profiles from the simple step index type to the graded index POF. The next three chapters give comprehensive review of sources for POF systems and published transmission systems including WDM and analogue systems. The calculation of power budgets is described, giving some examples and general formulas and guidelines. Measurement techniques and standards are the content of further chapters, closing with remarks on international POF activities.
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Table of contents: title: Abbreviations and symbols; title: Light propagation in optical fibres; title: Properties of polymer optical fibres; title: Development of the polymer optical fiber (POF); title: Components for POF systems; title: POF systems; title: System design; title: Optical measuring methods; title: The reliability of POF; title: Standards; title: Applications of POF; title: POF clubs; title: References; title: Index.