Fiber Optics Through Experiments (Paperback)

During the last forty years the science of Fiber Optics as well as its technological applications have seen a phenomenal progress so much so that, in recent years, theory and laboratory courses on various aspects of Fiber Optics have been introduced at the undergraduate and postgraduate curricula by many educational institutions - both in basic science as well as in engineering. The present book describes in detail a large number of experiments to characterize an optical fiber, which should help in elucidating its underlying physics for applications in telecommunications and sensor systems. The first edition of the book was well received by students and the academic community. This extensively revised edition would be of greater benefit to students and faculty asociated with a laboratory course on fiber optics

Table of Contents
* General Introduction
* Basic Optics
* Basic Fiber Optics
* Modes of an Optical Waveguide
* Fiber-end Preparation and Light Coupling
* Measurement of Numerical Aperture
* Mode Field Diameter of a Single-Mode Fiber
* Refractive Index Profile of a Multimode Optical Fiber by the Near-Field Scanning Technique
* Bend-Induced Loss in a Single-Mode Fiber
* Fiber-to-Fiber (Multimode) Splice Loss
* Microbending Loss and Application in Sensing
* Characterization of Directional Coupler
* V Parameter of a Single-Mode Fiber
* Loss Measurements in Single-Mode Fiber
* Spectral Attenuation in a Multimode Fiber
* Cutoff Wavelength of a Single-Mode Fiber
* Beat Length Measurement of Birefringent Fibers
* Selective Excitation of Guided Modes in an Optical Fiber
* Study of Mode-Mode Fiber Interferometer: Application to Temperature Sensing
* Fiber Optic Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
* Optical and Electrical Characteristics of a Light Emitting Diode
* Characterization of Fiber Bragg Grating - I
* Characterization of Fiber Bragg Grating - II
* Index