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