Fiber Optics

Abdul Al-Azzawi, PhD, has worked in the photonics manufacturing industry, research (NRC/Canmet), and teaching atAlgonquin College, Ontario, Canada. While employed at NRC, he participated in studying energysaving in a residential building and developing the green building assessment programme. As aphotonics engineer, he designed new production lines, modified products, developed manufacturingprocess, and designed new jigs. At Algonquin College, he has taught mechanical and photonics courses in the mechanical and photonics engineering programmes. He was a member of the founding team of the Photonics Engineering Programmes.

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Author

Contributors-Dr. Imad Hasan, Prof. Wael Ismaeil, Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi, Eng. Valerie Dube

Chapter 1 Fibre-Optic Cables

Chapter 2 Advanced Fibre-Optic Cables

Chapter 3 Light Attenuation in Optical Components

Chapter 4 Fibre-Optic Cable Types and Installations

Chapter 5 Fibre-Optic Connectors

Chapter 6 Passive Fibre-Optic Devices

Chapter 7 Wavelength Division Multiplexer

Chapter 8 Optical Amplifiers

Chapter 9 Optical Receivers and Senders - Dr. Imad Hasan and Prof. Wael Ismaeil

Chapter 10 Optical Switches

Chapter 11 Laser Technology

Chapter 12 Optical-Fibre Communications - Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi

Chapter 13 Fibre-Optic Lighting

Chapter 14 Fibre-Optic Testing - Eng. Valerie Dube

Chapter 15 Photonics Laboratory Safety and Safety Ethics

Appendix A: Details of the Devices, Components, Tools and Parts

Appendix B: International System of Units (SI)

Glossary

Index