FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Acronyms
3 System issues
4 Fibre issues
4.1 Cut-off wavelength
5 Splicing issues
5.1 Combination of fibre parameters: chromatic
dispersion coefficient and slope,
polarisation mode dispersion (PMD).
5.2 Non-linear effects
6 Launch fibres, pigtails, patch-cords and jumper
cables
7 Summary
8 Bibliography