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1. What is fiber optic transponder? In optical fiber communications, a transponder is the element that sends and receives the optical signal from a fiber. A transponder is typically characterized by its data rate and the maximum distance the signal can travel. >> The difference between a fiber optic transponder and transceiver A transponder and transceiver are both functionally similar devices that convert a full-duplex electrical signal in a full-duplex optical signal. The difference between the two being that transceivers interface electrically with the host system using a serial interface, whereas transponders use a parallel interface to do so. So

>> A Brief Introduction to Optical Amplifiers Because fiber attenuation limits the reach of a nonamplified fiber span to approximately 200 km for bit rates in the gigabit-per-second range, wide area purely optical networks cannot exist without optical amplifiers. Optical amplifiers are typically used in three different places in a fiber transmission link. Power Amplifiers Power amplifiers serve to boost the power of the signal before it is launched on the line, extending the transmission distance before additional amplification is required. Line Amplifiers Line amplifiers are located at strategic points along a long transmission link to restore a signal to

:: Laser Diode to Fiber Coupling Techniques The brute-force approach of simply butting an optical fiber almost against the laser diode allows for only about 10-20% coupling efficiency, or a 7 to 10dB coupling loss. The coupling approach is show below. This is partially because that the laser diode emission pattern is somewhat elliptical. Analytical expressions for such patterns have been used for both LED and LD (laser diode). So other coupling techniques were developed using various lenses to reduce the coupling loss. This is shown in the following illustration. Some of these techniques use lenses that are cylindrical instead

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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 laser. An EML consist of a CW DFB laser followed by an EAM, as shown above. Both devices can be integrated monolithically on the same InP substrate, leading to a compact design and low coupling losses between the two devices. The EAM consists of an active