This book introduces the reader to the essentials of fiber-optic systems and their uses in both communication and non-communication areas, embracing various components.
This book is ideal for entry-level engineers, post-graduate students, and non-specialists as well. The introduction to fiber optics offered in this book is thorough and accessible, and reflects the expertise of authors who have been teaching in this field for over 15 years. Using a mathematical approach with well-illustrated explanations, this book covers the fundamentals, applications and types of fiber optics, cabling, light sources, transmitters, receivers, repeaters, regenerators and optical amplifiers, connectors, splicing, couplers and switches, other components, tools and accessories, measurements, system concepts, system design, and fiber-optic sensors.

About the Author

Dr. Vivekanand Mishra is currently working as an Associate professor in S.V.N.I.T, Surat. He has been a Lecturer, senior member of the Center for High-Speed Broadband Networks & a Chairman of the Optical Communication Group in Multimedia University and then an Assistant Professor in UTAR, Malaysia for 8 years. He has a Ph.D. from IT-BHU. His interests include Optical Communication, Optical Sensors and Non-linear Optics. He is a senior Member of IEEE, fellow of IETE and has published more than 60 papers in various national and international Journals. He has completed two external research projects funded by E-Science and the Malaysian government, and is working on four more projects funded by the Indian Government. Prof. Sunita P. Ugale has been working for the last 16 years as an Assistant Professor in the ETE department of K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research, Nashik, Maharashtra. She has recently completed her M. Tech in Electronics Design Technology from DOEACC, Aurangabad and is now doing her Ph.D. from S.V.N.I.T, Surat. Her special fields of interest include Fiber-Optics Communication, Optical Sensors and VLSI technology. She has published more than 20 papers in various national and international journals in the same field. She has worked as Board of Studies member of Electronics Engineering for Pune University.

Table of Contents:
· Overview of Optical Fiber Communication Systems · Structures, Wave Guiding, and Fabrication · Linear and Non-Linear Effects in Optical Fibers · Optical Sources · Optical Receivers · Optical Transmission System: Concepts and Components · Optical Amplifiers · Basic Instrumentation for Optical Measurements · Optical Sensors Index