This paper discusses some of the system issues that impact the design of fiber optic
components intended for use in local area networks. How fiber optics technology affects …

This paper contrasts the system requirements in the three major applications of fiber optics:
digital telecommunications, analog, and local data communications. These comparisons …

In this paper, the possibilities of applying optical fibers to local area networks are examined.
The concept of local area network is defined and related to both IEEE and ISO …

This The si s explores various methods for utilizing the bandwidth of fiber optic local
networks. Most of the work presumes the use of single mode fibers, implying that channel …

Publisher Summary The chapter explains the the gap between system requirements and
technology in order to arrive at a reasonable understanding of the cost-performance trade …

Various types of optical fiber networks have been conceived, designed, and built to satisfy a
wide range of transmission capacities and speeds. The link lengths between users can vary …

The deployment of fiber optic systems has drastically altered the complexion of the digital
network, and standardization of optical interface parameters has assumed paramount …

Over the past few years, a great deal of interest in local area networks (LAN's) has rapidly
been generated. At the same time, fiber-optic technology has matured to the point that high …

Fiber Optic: Communications; Edition 1 Page 1 Boca Raton London New York CRC Press is an
imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Boca Raton Ann Ar Page 2 CRC …

It is a communication method that, light pulses are used to transmit information from one
location to another via an optical fiber, which is also known as fiber optic transmission …