MIL-HDBK-415A
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION
PAGE
CHAPTER 1 SCOPE
1.1
Purpose...........................................................................................................................1
1.2
Applicability ..................................................................................................................1
1.3
Application guidance .....................................................................................................1
1.4
Suggestions for use ........................................................................................................1
1.5
References ......................................................................................................................1
1.6
Classification..................................................................................................................1
CHAPTER 2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
2.1
Government documents .................................................................................................3
2.1.1
Specifications, standards, and handbooks......................................................................3
2.1.2
Other Government documents, drawings, and publications ..........................................5
2.2
Non-Government publications.......................................................................................6
2.3
Order of precedence.......................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 3 DEFINITIONS
3.1
Terms .............................................................................................................................9
3.2
Abbreviations and acronyms..........................................................................................9
CHAPTER 4 FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS OVERVIEW
4.1
Basic components ........................................................................................................13
4.2
Basic types ...................................................................................................................13
4.2.1
Long-haul FOCS..........................................................................................................13
4.2.2
Tactical FOCS..............................................................................................................13
4.2.3
Fixed base FOCS .........................................................................................................13
4.2.4
Area networks ..............................................................................................................13
4.3
Special purpose FO systems ........................................................................................15
4.4
Physical properties of optical fiber ..............................................................................15
4.4.1
Optical fiber versus copper cable.................................................................................15
4.4.2
Susceptibility to damage ..............................................................................................15
4.5
Bandwidth of optical fiber ...........................................................................................15
4.5.1
Multimode fiber ...........................................................................................................16
4.5.2
Single-mode fiber.........................................................................................................16
4.6
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)/Electromagnetic
Compatibility (EMC) and Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)/HEMP/
Radiation exposure concerns of optical fiber...............................................................16
4.7
Transmission medium..................................................................................................17
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