Understanding Fiber Optics - Jeff Hecht - Paperback - 1st ed

This best-selling text is a useful tool for anyone who needs to better their understanding of fiber optics. The book takes a nontheorectical and nonmathematical approach. It conveys the technical details of fibers, describes the tools used to work with them, illustrates and explains the devices used to connect fiber networks, and takes the reader through fiber optic applications. New features of the updated edition include: New chapters of "Troubleshooting and Test Equipment" and "Optical Networking System Design." "Questions to Think About" in each chapter that will help readers understand and apply the information they've read." "New appendices on ITU Optical Channels, Fundamental Constants, Conversion Factors" and "Key Equations." Several new and timely recommended reading suggestions. An Instructor's Manual (ISBN 0-13-092394-X) is available free of charge to instructors who are using the book for a course.Hecht, Jeff is the author of 'Understanding Fiber Optics - Jeff Hecht - Paperback - 1st ed' with ISBN 9780672270666 and ISBN 0672270668.