DocumentCode
1056020
Title
Review of Fundamentals of Optical Fiber Systems
Author
Personick, Stewart D.
Author_Institution
TRW Tech. Res. Ctr., El Segundo, CA
Volume
1
Issue
3
fYear
1983
fDate
4/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
373
Lastpage
380
Abstract
This paper is a brief review of the principles of optical fiber systems to serve as an introduction to the specific application and technology papers in this issue. Fibers, transmitters, receivers, point-to-point transmission systems, multipoint buses, and sensor systems are discussed. Subsystems are reviewed in terms of thier input/ output characteristics.
Keywords
Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber receivers; Optical fiber transducers; Optical fiber transmitters, LEDs; Optical fiber transmitters, lasers; Optical fibers; Absorption; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Rayleigh scattering; Sensor systems;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8716
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JSAC.1983.1145958
Filename
1145958
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