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Fiber Optic Media Converter Buyer’s Guide

April 2, 2010
Fiber Optic Media Converter Buyer’s Guide

Buy Fiber Optic Media Converters Click Here Fiber Optics For Sale Co. offers a complete range of media conversion for Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, ATM, and asynchronous serial networks over various interface types such as multimode and single mode fiber optic, copper RJ-45 and copper serial. All converters are fully compliant with IEEE...
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Optical Modulators Tutorial – Electroabsorption Modulator (EAM) and Lithium Niobate Mach-Zehnder Modulator Modulator (MZ Modulator)

July 12, 2009
Optical Modulators Tutorial – Electroabsorption Modulator (EAM) and Lithium Niobate Mach-Zehnder Modulator Modulator (MZ Modulator)

There are two commonly used types of optical modulators in fiber optic communication systems: the electroabsorption modulator (EAM) and the Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM). Electroabsorption Modulator (EAM) EAM is small and can be integrated with the laser on the same substrate. An EAM combined with a CW laser source is known as an electroabsorption modulated...
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EDFA – Fundamentals Explained in Details

July 2, 2009
EDFA – Fundamentals Explained in Details

EDFAs consist of erbium-doped fiber having a silica glass host core doped with active Er ions as the gain medium. Erbium-doped fiber is usually pumped by semiconductor lasers at 980nm or 1480nm.   Basic elements of an EDFA are shown in the figure above. The gain medium in the amplifier is a specially fabricated...
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Fiber Optic Media Converter

February 27, 2009
Fiber Optic Media Converter

What is a media converter? As its name implies, a media converter makes the conversion from one network media type (defined by cable and connector types and bandwidth) to another media type. By making this transition, media converters allow organizations to extend old legacy networks with the latest technology, instead of being tied to...
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