Total Internal Reflection Total Internal Reflection (TIR) is the principle of signal transmissions in optical fibers. The understanding of the critical angle is important to understand the TIR. Do you know at what time the incident angle is called the critical angle? If no I will […]
Single-mode step-index fiber: Core diameter: 7 to 11 μm Cladding diameter: generally 125 μm Coating diameter: 200 to 300 μm Numerical aperture: 0.08 to 0.15 Performance: 2 to 5 dB/km with a scattering limit of around 1 dB/km at a wavelength of 0.85 μm Bandwidth: Greater than 500 […]
Attenuation losses in Optical Fibers An optical fiber is made of either glass or plastic material. The refractive index of the material plays an important role in the transmission of an optical signal used further in communications. This signal travel inside the core of an […]
Problems with Acceptance Angle, Critical Angle and Numerical Aperture & Analysis of Optical Fiber
There are two types of OPTICAL FIBERS depending on the refractive index of core and cladding are available ; a. Step Index Optical Fiber b. Graded Index Optical Fiber In step-index optical fiber the core and cladding have a uniform refractive index. In the step […]
Attenuation in Optical Fiber The major transmission characteristics for an optical fiber: 1. Attenuation 2. Dispersion Attenuation: Signal attenuation (fiber dB loss explained) within the optical fibers, as with metallic conductors, is usually expressed in the logarithmic unit of the decibel. The decibel, which is used […]