Overview
This work covers the history of optical communications, fibres and fiber cables, and compares optical fibres with other transmission media. It also discusses optical fibre materials, reliability and manufacture, illustrates the design, construction and properties of recent cables used for optical fibre, describes fibre splicing and presents automated fibre splicing machines, and more.
Full Product Details
Author: Hiroshi Murata
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: CRC Press Inc
Edition: 2nd edition
Volume: 53
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 1.180kg
ISBN: 9780824797195
ISBN 10: 0824797191
Pages: 552
Publication Date: 25 June 1996
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Praise for the first edition. . . . . .highly recommended for its comprehensive state-of-the-art fundamentals of optical fibers and cables. The numerous formulas, sketches, diagrams, tables and technical exposition will be a handy guide for network system, optical and electooptical engineers, and those involved in the design, production and installation of fiber optic cables. ---Applied Optics Dr. Murata. . .is a well known expert in the field of fiber optics. . .His book is a good source of information on the design and implementation of optical fiber. ---Optical Engineering
Praise for the first edition. . . . . .highly recommended for its comprehensive state-of-the-art fundamentals of optical fibers and cables. The numerous formulas, sketches, diagrams, tables and technical exposition will be a handy guide for network system, optical and electooptical engineers, and those involved in the design, production and installation of fiber optic cables. ---Applied Optics Dr. Murata. . .is a well known expert in the field of fiber optics. . .His book is a good source of information on the design and implementation of optical fiber. ---Optical Engineering
Author Information
HlROSHl MURATA is a Consultant to The Furukawa Electric Company, Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, where he has served in a variety of engineering and management positions since 1947. Previously he worked in Furukawa's Telecommunication Laboratory on broad-band balanced type cables, coaxial cables, and circular millimeter waveguides, and, as Manager of the Development of Optical Fibers and Cables, he contributed significantly to research on optical fibers, cables, and communications. The author of three books and numerous technical papers, Dr. Murata holds 36 patents in Japan as well as one each in England and France. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), which presented him with a citation for leadership in the development of optical fiber cable technology in 1986, and he is a member of the Optical Society of America and the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers of Japan. Dr. Murata received the B.S. (1947) and Ph.D. (1962) degrees in electrical engineering from Tokyo University in Japan.
