Excellent Book Recommended "Fiber Optic Video Transmission: The Complete Guide - David R. Goff"

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Fiber Optic Video Transmission: The Complete Guide is the only comprehensive reference to the techniques and hardware required to transmit video signals over optical fiber. As the broadcast industry moves to HDTV and enhanced television standards become the norm, fiber will become the medium of choice for video transmission, and this book is the essential guide to transmitting video over fiber optic cables.

From the most basic video signal to complex multi-channel high definition video, this book details the methods of encoding video signals (including AM, FM, and digital encoding), the advantages and disadvantages of all encoding methods, and the expected performance of each method. A discussion of the the fiber optic components — such as lasers, LEDs, detectors, connectors, and other components — that are best for video transmission applications is also included. A glossary of terms, appendices of standards and publications, and a complete index round out this comprehensive guide.

*A detailed guide to the techniques and hardware required to transmit video over optical fiber

*Covers broad range of applications: cable T.V., studio-to-studio transmissions, medical imaging, distance learning, security and surveillance, and intelligent traffic systems

'Fiber Optic Video Transmission' Contents:

Introduction;

A Brief History of Video Transmission;

Brief History of Fiber Optics;

Convergence of Video & Fiber;

Basband Video Transmission;

CATV Applications; Digitized Video:

Uncompressed; Digitized Video: Compressed;

Transmitting Video: Copper vs. Fiber;

Characteristics of Optical Fiber;

Designing Fiber Optic Baseband Video Systems;

Designing Fiber Optic CATV Systems;

Designing Fiber Optic Digitized Video Systems;

Fiber Optic Baseband Video Links;

Fiber Optic CATV Video Links;

Fiber Optic Digitized Video Links;

Pushing the Limit: Long-haul Transmission;

Limitations due to Nonlinearities;

The Future for Video and Fiber;

Glossary of Terms;

Bibliography;

Index

Product Details

ISBN: 9780240804880

Subtitle:The Complete Guide

Author:Goff, David R.

Author:Goff, David

Publisher:Focal Press

Location:Oxford

Subject:General

Subject:Television & Video

Subject:Telecommunications

Subject:Fiber Optics

Subject:Optical communications

Series Volume:no. 37

Publication Date:December 2002

Binding:Hardcover

Language:English

Illustrations:yes

Pages:400

Dimensions:9.21 x 6.5 in.