Technician's Guide to Fiber Optics

by Donald J. Sterling Jr.

An excellent primer for individuals learning fiber optic technology and optical communications. It examines the reasons that optical fibers are the preferred communications medium, surpassing copper wire in all performance measures. A thorough explanation of how fibers work is offered, as well as useful coverage of other related optical components and how those components fit into system-level applications. Premises (LAN), metro, 10G Ethernet, and long-haul applications are also briefly surveyed.

384 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1993

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

The basic underlying principles of fiber optics (the stuff that never changes) is very good however the information about the 'current' state of the technology, methods, uses, etc are all 15 years out of date.

[Katie Shacklett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not light reading, not even mildly entertaining, yet somehow I'm able to focus and actually learn from this book. The author must be working some kind of miracle, or I'm finally that much of a geek.