In the past, companies often had several cabling infrastructures because no single cabling system would support all of a company’s applications. Nowadays, a standardized cabling system is important not only for consumers but also for...Read more »
Fiber Optic Technology
Structured Cabling Specifications and Standards
In the past, companies often had several cabling infrastructures because no single cabling system would support all of a company’s applications. Nowadays, a standardized cabling system is important not only for consumers but also for...Read more »
What is Chromatic Dispersion ? (material dispersion and waveguide dispersion)
Chromatic dispersion is the term given to the phenomenon by which different spectral components of a pulse travel at different velocities. To understand the effect of chromatic dispersion, we must...
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What is Effective Length and Effective Area ? (concepts for understanding nonlinear effect in optical fibers)
>> Effective Length Le The nonlinear interactions in optical fibers depends on the transmission length and the cross-sectional area of the fiber. The longer...Read more »
What are Phase Velocity, Group Velocity, and Signal Velocity?
================================================================================================ Frequency dispersion in groups of gravity waves on the surface of deep water. The red dot moves with the phase velocity, and the green dots propagate with the group velocity....Read more »
What is Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)?
>> What is exactly PCM? Pulse-code modulation (PCM) is a method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals. It is the standard form for digital audio in computers and various Blu-ray, Compact Disc and...Read more »
What is Four-Wave Mixing (FWM) in Fiber Optic Communication Systems?
>> Nonlinear Effects in High Power, High Bit Rate Fiber Optic Communication Systems When optical communication systems are operated at moderate power (a few milliwatts) and at bit rates up...Read more »
Fiber Optics for Telecommunication–A Complete and Quick Tutorial (Part 7)
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Fiber Optics for Telecommunication–A Complete and Quick Tutorial (Part 6)
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Fiber Optics for Telecommunication–A Complete and Quick Tutorial (Part 5)
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Fiber Optics for Telecommunication–A Complete and Quick Tutorial (Part 4)
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