Fibre Optics: Theory and Practice

✍ Scribed by W. B. Allan (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1973
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 254
• Series: Optical Physics and Engineering
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The emergence of fibre optics as a commercially viable technology oc­ curred barely ten years ago; in this time it has become an established field with a variety of applications. This book has been written in an attempt to review the entire field with an emphasis on the practical applications of the technology. This approach has been adopted since it was felt that there was a need for a work which could be referred to by non -specialists in the field who were interested in, or who wished to make use of, fibre optics. With this readership in mind, the theory has been presented in as simple a manner as possible and emphasis has been placed on the description of typical applications and the manufacturing techniques of the technology. It is hoped that this mode of presentation will en­ able the reader to form an appreciation of both its advantages and its limitations.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Historical Introduction....Pages 1-3
Fibre Optics — Basic Theory....Pages 4-38
The Optical Fibre....Pages 39-58
Non-Coherent Bundles — Manufacture and Properties....Pages 59-71
Non-Coherent Bundles—Applications....Pages 72-100
Coherent Bundles — Basic Theory....Pages 101-115
Coherent Bundles — Manufacture and Properties....Pages 116-147
Coherent Bundles — Applications....Pages 148-176
Waveguide Properties of Optical Fibres....Pages 177-201
Miscellaneous Topics....Pages 202-217
Fibre Optics in Medicine....Pages 218-234
Back Matter....Pages 235-247

✦ Subjects

Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices