Optical Fibers (138)

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Chapter Outline

Chapter 4 - Optical Fibers (Fiber Optics and Optical Calibration)

  • Disadvantages of Using Copper Cable
  • Advantages of Fiber-Optic Cables
  • Disadvantages of Fiber-Optic Cables
  • The Glass Optical Fiber
  • Typical Glass Optical Fiber
  • The Plastic Optical Fiber (POF)
  • Propagation of the Light Wave
  • Refractive Index (n)
  • Speed of Light
  • Optical Dielectric Wave Guide
  • Critical Angle ( c)
  • Snell's Law
  • Numerical Aperture (NA) Number
  • Optical Fiber Modes
  • Single and Multimode Optical Fiber
  • Multi-Mode (multi rays)
  • Refractive Index for Various Mode Types
  • Common Fiber Mode Types and Properties
  • High and Low Order Transmission Modes
  • Modal Dispersion
  • Material Dispersion
  • Chromatic Dispersion
  • Optical Fiber Signal Attenuation
  • Typical Attenuation/Wavelength for Silica Fiber
  • Attenuation Coefficient ( )
  • Fraction of Power (T) Transmitted through Fiber
  • Bending Loss
  • Optical Fiber Cut-off Wavelength ( cut-off )
  • Example