Thorsen, Norma. creator Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice Hall PTR 1998 xxiii, 559 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. In this book, leading telecommunications consultant Norma Thorsen explains fiber optics in language that everyone can understand: discover how fiber optics works, and how fiber networks are constructed; understand today's fiber-driven communications marketplace; and preview the revolutionary new generation of fiber-based applications. Fiber optics is changing the way you do business, the way you entertain yourself, the way you live. It's enabling remarkable new opportunities for profit, learning, health - even human relationships. Discover what it all means, with the first insider's guide written for non-experts. Norma Thorsen. Includes index. Optical communications Fiber optics 621.382 0137455712 0137455712 DLC