Military Applications of Fiber Optics Technology

Military Applications of Fiber Optics Technology

Author: Joseph F. Benzoni

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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"This Note presents an overview of fiber optics technology and potential military applications of that technology. It outlines the dramatic growth of fiber optics technology to the point where it has virtually replaced other means of long-distance telecommunications. It discusses advantages and disadvantages of fiber optics in general, and then considers them in the light of applications to military systems. The Note considers several categories of developmental and proposed military systems that use some facet of fiber optics technology; however, it makes no attempt to analyze these systems in terms of technical feasibility, cost, or military utility. An appendix contains technical information on the principles of fiber optic information transfer."--Rand abstract.


Fiber Optic Sensors

Fiber Optic Sensors

Author: David A. Krohn

Publisher: Isa

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9781556170102

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Aims to provide a solid overall background in fibre optic sensors and discusses mechanisms and configurations for a wide range of applications for measurement and analysis. The author also discusses both sides of the case for fibre optic sensors, including sensitivity and dynamic response.


Fiber Optic Reference Guide

Fiber Optic Reference Guide

Author: David Goff

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2002-03-15

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1136028188

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The Fiber Optic Reference Guide offers readers a solid understanding of the principles of fiber optic technology, especially as it relates to telecommunications, from its early days to developing future trends. Using a minimum of jargon and a wealth of illustrations, this book provides the underlying principles of fiber optics as well as essential practical applications. The third edition is updated to include expanded sections on light emitters, semiconductor optical amplifiers, Bragg gratings, and more systems design considerations. Fiber optics plays a key role in communications, as well as in broadcast and cable systems. Engineers working with fiber optics as well as newcomers to the industry will find the third edition of this reference guide invaluable. It will help the reader develop a solid understanding of the underlying principles of this rapidly changing technology as well as its essential practical applications. The text is thoroughly indexed and illustrated.