Chapter 3. Fiber-Optic Technologies
This chapter includes the following sections:
A Brief History of Fiber-Optic Communications— This section discusses the history of fiber optics, from the optical semaphore telegraph to the invention of the first clad glass fiber invented by Abraham Van Heel. Today more than 80 percent of the world's long-distance voice and data traffic is carried over optical-fiber cables.
Fiber-Optic Applications— Telecommunications applications of fiber-optic cable are widespread, ranging from global networks to desktop computers.
The Physics Behind Fiber Optics— This section discusses the physics behind the operation of fiber-optic cables.
Optical-Cable Construction— This section discusses fiber-optic cable construction. ...
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