How to Speak "Fiber Geek": A Focus on the Critical Optical Parameter Attenuation
How to Speak "Fiber Geek" Article 2
A Focus on the Critical Optical Parameter Attenuation
Our first article in this series highlighted some bandwidth demand drivers and introductory standards information. This article will focus on critical optical parameters starting with optical attenuation. Additional articles in this series focus on other optical parameters, including chromatic and polarization mode dispersion, splice loss, and an introduction to non-linear effects.
There are three main loss mechanisms in fibers, and we’ll briefly discuss each. Those Attenuation mechanisms are:
- Scattering
- Absorption
- Bending