For years, fiber optics was the future. Now, it's the present, and the time has come to act if you want to make a career in this fast-growing field. The Fiber Optics Installer and Technician Guide is a comprehensive resource designed to prepare you for the two leading fiber optics certifications, Fiber Optics Installer (FOI) and Fiber Optics Technician (FOT). This book's practical, objective-focused coverage includes: The history of fiber optics Principles of fiber optic transmission Optical fiber characteristics, construction, and theory Safety considerations Cables, connectors, and splicing Fiber optic light sources and transmitters Fiber optic detectors and receivers Passive components and multiplexers Fiber optic links Testing equipment Techniques for testing links and cables Troubleshooting and restoration techniques Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

"Fiber Optic Technician's Manual, now in its second edition, continues to serve as a practical guide for the designer, installer, and troubleshooter of fiber optic cable plants and networks used in today's communications systems. Comprehensive in scope, this book addresses applications of fiber optics including telephone, CATV, and computer networks. Discussion centers on the basics of the technology, the components used, and their installation. Based on materials developed by trainers for their own training programs, including the successful "Fiber U" program, "Fiber Optic Technician's Manual, 2E has been thoughtfully updated and now features new applications, plus new components and processes that have become widely used in the industry.

This concise, current text provides an introduction to fiber optic technology for communications, covering the fundamentals in a precise style. An excellent primer for students beginning to study the subject, there is equal emphasis on both the theory of fiber and its applications in communications. There is a thorough explanation and description of how fiber differs from copper wire as well as a useful perspective on how fiber is used.ALSO AVAILABLEINSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDERInstructor's Guide, ISBN: 0-7668-0120-9(Keywords: Electronic Communication)

Now in its second edition, this manual continues to serve as a practical guide for the designer, installer, and troubleshooter of fiber optic cable plants and networks used in today's communications systems. "Must-know" information about how to design and install fiber optics is presented in a manner aimed specifically to meet the needs of today's technicians.

Testing procedures. A handy glossary clarifies even the most difficult technical terms, while a standards section points out the regulations governing the field.

Fiber optics play a key role in telecommunications, as well as broadcast and cable systems. Engineers working with fiber optics as well as newcomers to the industry will find this comprehensive, practical guide extremely useful. It will help the reader develop a solid understanding of the underlying principles of the technology as well as essential practical applications. It is presented clearly and with a minimum of jargon, and the text is thoroughly illustrated and indexed. Among the topics covered are: Fundamentals of optical fiber, connectors, splicers, and other components and their applications within systems. Key characteristics and principles of operation for critical electro-optic components such as LED's, lasers, and detectors. Operation of transmitters, receivers, and fiber optic communications systems. Special emphasis is placed on digital data links and fiber optic video links. David R. Goff is vice president of engineering of Force, Incorporated (Christiansburg, Virginia), an organization specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide range of fiber optic communication devices. Before joining Force, he did instrumentation research at the U.S. Department of Energy and was a fiber optic systems engineer for ITT-EOPD. Prior to that he worked on systems integration and testing for Bell Laboratories. He received his MSEE from Caltech in 1973.

This textbook is the basic textbook for anyone learning about fiber optics and it is the official reference for the FOA Certified Fiber Optic Technician, CFOTÓ, training and certification. The Fiber Optic Association, Inc. (FOA) was founded in 1995 to help educate the workforce to build the fiber optic networks to support a rapid expansion in communications and the Internet. The charter of the FOA was to promote professionalism in fiber optics through education, certification, and standards. Today the FOA is the international professional association for fiber optics and the most widely recognized certifying body for fiber optic technicians. Since its founding, the FOA has focused on education and certification. The founders were instructors who were teaching fiber optics at Fiber U, the original fiber optic training conference. They represented educational institutions, manufacturers, government, contractors, and users of fiber optics. Their collective knowledge and wisdom helped create this textbook. Today the FOA provides the world with sources of technically correct unbiased information on fiber optics in both print and online media. The FOA has published more than a dozen textbooks on fiber optics in multiple languages. The FOA Online Reference Guide is the largest and most used reference site on fiber optics on the Internet. FOA also offers Fiber U, a free online leaning site with dozens of self-study programs.