Fiber Optics Through Experiments (Paperback, 3, Third Edition)

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