Optical fibers are made from either glass or plastic most are roughly the diameter of a human hair and they may be many miles long light is transmitted along the center of the fiber from one end to the other and a signal may be imposed fiber optic systems are superior to metallic conductors in many applications their greatest advantage is bandwidth because of the wavelength of light it is possible to transmit a signal that contains considerably more information than is possible with . With mathematics limited to basic algebra the book takes a practical approach to understanding fiber optics it thoroughly describes important concepts for the novice building up an understanding of optical fibers their properties light sources and detectors and fiber optic components and their application in fiber optic systems it covers the basics of fiber optic measurement and troubleshooting interwoven are illustrations show important principles. Understanding fiber optics hecht jeff isbn 9780130278289 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Fiber optics light history and theory a guide to understanding fiber optic systems although fiber optic technology has been around for some time the growth that it has experienced in the past few decades has been exponential as innovation after innovation has brought it to the forefront of cutting edge data transmission