Fiber Optic Test and Measurement (Hewlett-Packard Professional Books) | 
 enlarge | Author: Dennis Derickson
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Category: Book
List Price: $94.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 611436
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 672
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7 x 1.7
ISBN: 0135343305
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.382750287
EAN: 9780135343302
ASIN: 0135343305
Publication Date: October 18, 1997
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Product Description
This is the most authoritative, complete source of test and measurement information for engineers who design and maintain fiber optic networks.This book presents measurement principles for characterizing all three basic components of a fiber optic communication system: the optical transmitter, fiber medium and optical receiver. It also covers system level measurements, and discusses the principles and limitations of current fiber optic testing equipment. It discusses testing to SONET/SDH international standards, and helps engineers choose the best approach to testing today's new erbium doped fiber amplifiers. The book provides detailed recommendations for understanding polarization states, and presents new methods for accurately characterizing the behavior of Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) fiber systems. It includes detailed coverage of testing fiber in the local loop, using optical power meters and optical time domain reflectometers. It also reviews the latest state-of-the-art 10 Gb/s systems, and even faster systems on the horizon. The coverage is practical, helping professionals accurately measure and test fiber optic systems without becoming experts in theory.
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 Not for Physicists April 10, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book covers alot of material, but often repeats itself in later chapters.
The index is dreadful - making it exceedingly difficult to find what you want in a hurry. I normally ended up using the contents and hoping for the best.
The book is written for engineers rather than Physicists, as it does little in the way of Physical justifcation for the principles it presents.
There is however, not other book {to my knowledge} that covers this material, thus making the book a worthwhile purchase.
 Test and Measurement Bible November 19, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This books stands heads and shoulders above anything else written so far on the test and measurement of fiber optic systems and components. The other reviewers have given details about the books content, so I'll say why I liked the book.Two main reasons: 1) The authors go into detail regarding how different instruments work from physical principles. Such an understanding is useful in understanding a device's (and measurement's) accuracy and validity. 2) The practical tips and explanations on how to make measurement alone make this an essential reference. This book neatly compliments theoretical books and papers by explaining how the typical measurements you may read about in a journal article are made and the underlying issues that contribute/take away from a measurement's efficacy/accuracy. Some of my colleagues say that because this book was written by HP people and the examples shown involve HP instruments, this book loses some value. If so, this loss is miniscule. Most photonic test instruments, HP or not, work on more or less the same principles. Whether or not you own HP instruments, you will find this book an invaluable reference.
Essential Test and Measurement Book December 6, 2000
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This text is essential for anyone who wishes to test or measure optical sub-components, components, systems, or devices. Dennis lays out the fundamentals of each measurement in an easy to understand format. This is especially useful because this field is growing tremendously and often utilizes people from other fields who lack familiarity with these measurements. This book provides as easy to understand tutorial for people who need to learn these techniques. If you can't measure what you have very well, you don't know what you sent to your customer; and if they can't measure what you sent them, they don't know what they have.
Best book on Fiber Optic Testing September 13, 2000
I have known the test and measuring work performed by HP people since 1989, specially the written work from Dr. Christian Hentschel (one of the authors of the book) on lightwave standards and test procedures. After working all these years in the fiber optic and optoelectronics field, I have found this precisious book, and I highly recommend it to every one who needs to work on fiber optic communications. For sure, this book will easly be a first reference on the field.
Best Book For Everyone in Fiber Telecommunication March 25, 2000
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I am an engineer in fiber telecommunication. I found this book is the best one for everyone in fiber optics industry. Not just theory, it gives you lots of real view how they test in HP. If you want to read this book, logon HP websit as a reference. If you are in optical industry, email me. I want to make more friends in this field.
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