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    1. The three basic elements of a fiber optic communication system are a compact light source, low loss optical fiber, and a photo detector. 2. Light sources like LEDs and lasers are used to transmit signals as light through the optical fiber. Photo detectors then convert the received light signals back to electrical signals. 3. Low loss optical fibers, such as single mode or multi-mode fibers, transmit the light signals over long distances with little attenuation. Accessories help integrate the core components into a complete communication network.

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    What Are The Basic Elements of A Fiber

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    1. The three basic elements of a fiber optic communication system are a compact light source, low loss optical fiber, and a photo detector. 2. Light sources like LEDs and lasers are used to transmit signals as light through the optical fiber. Photo detectors then convert the received light signals back to electrical signals. 3. Low loss optical fibers, such as single mode or multi-mode fibers, transmit the light signals over long distances with little attenuation. Accessories help integrate the core components into a complete communication network.

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    1. The three basic elements of a fiber optic communication system are a compact light source, low loss optical fiber, and a photo detector. 2. Light sources like LEDs and lasers are used to transmit signals as light through the optical fiber. Photo detectors then convert the received light signals back to electrical signals. 3. Low loss optical fibers, such as single mode or multi-mode fibers, transmit the light signals over long distances with little attenuation. Accessories help integrate the core components into a complete communication network.

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    1. The three basic elements of a fiber optic communication system are a compact light source, low loss optical fiber, and a photo detector. 2. Light sources like LEDs and lasers are used to transmit signals as light through the optical fiber. Photo detectors then convert the received light signals back to electrical signals. 3. Low loss optical fibers, such as single mode or multi-mode fibers, transmit the light signals over long distances with little attenuation. Accessories help integrate the core components into a complete communication network.

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    What are the Basic Elements of a

    Fiber Optic Communication System?


    Communication
    For gigabits and beyond gigabits
    transmission of data, the fiber optic
    communication is the ideal choice.
    This type of communication is used
    to transmit voice, video, telemetry
    and data over long distances and
    local area networks or
    computer networks.
    A fiber Optic Communication System
    uses light wave technology to
    transmit the data over a fiber by
    changing electronic signals into light.
    How a Fiber Optic Communication
    Works?
    Unlike copper wire based
    transmission where the transmission
    entirely depends on electrical signals
    passing through the cable, the fiber
    optics transmission involves
    transmission of signals in the form of
    light from one point to the other.
    Furthermore, a fiber optic
    communication network consists of
    transmitting and receiving circuitry, a
    light source and detector devices like
    the ones shown in the figure.
    When the input data, in the form of
    electrical signals, is given to the
    transmitter circuitry, it converts them
    into light signal with the help of a
    light source.
    This source is of LED whose
    amplitude, frequency and phases
    must remain stable and free from
    fluctuation in order to have efficient
    transmission.
    The light beam from the source is
    carried by a fiber optic cable to the
    destination circuitry wherein the
    information is transmitted back to
    the electrical signal by a receiver
    circuit.
    The Receiver circuit consists of a
    photo detector along with an
    appropriate electronic circuit, which
    is capable of measuring magnitude,
    frequency and phase of the optic
    field.
    This type of communication uses the
    wave lengths near to the
    infrared band that are just above the
    visible range. Both LED and Laser can
    be used as light sources based on the
    application.
    3 Basic Elements of a Fiber Optic
    Communication System
    Compact Light Source
    Low loss Optical Fiber
    Photo Detector
    Accessories like connectors,
    switches, couplers, multiplexing
    devices, amplifiers and splices are
    also essential elements in this
    communication system.
    1. Compact Light Source
    Depending on the applications like
    local area networks and the long
    haul communication systems, the
    light source requirements vary.
    The requirements of the sources
    include power, speed, spectral line
    width, noise, ruggedness, cost,
    temperature, and so on.
    Two components are used as light
    sources: light emitting diodes (LED’s)
    and laser diodes.
    The light emitting diodes are used for
    short distances and low data rate
    applications due to their low
    bandwidth and power capabilities.
    Two such LEDs structures include
    Surface and Edge Emitting Systems.
    The surface emitting diodes are
    simple in design and are reliable, but
    due to its broader line width and
    modulation frequency limitation
    edge emitting diode are mostly used.
    Edge emitting diodes have high
    power and narrower line width
    capabilities.
    For longer distances and high data
    rate transmission, Laser Diodes are
    preferred due to its high power, high
    speed and narrower spectral line
    width characteristics.
    But these are inherently non-linear
    and more sensitive to temperature
    variations.
    2. Low Loss Optical Fiber
    Optical fiber is a cable, which is also
    known as cylindrical dielectric
    waveguide made of low loss
    material.
    The Fiber optic cable is made of high
    quality extruded glass (si) or plastic,
    and it is flexible.
    The diameter of the fiber optic cable
    is in between 0.25 to 0.5mm (slightly
    thicker than a human hair).
    A Fiber Optic Cable consists of four
    parts.
    Core
    Cladding
    Buffer
    Jacket
    Core
    The core of a fiber cable is a cylinder
    of plastic that runs all along the fiber
    cable’s length, and offers protection
    by cladding.
    Cladding
    Cladding is an outer optical material
    that protects the core. The main
    function of the cladding is that it
    reflects the light back into the core.
    Buffer
    The main function of the buffer is to
    protect the fiber from damage and
    thousands of optical fibers arranged
    in hundreds of optical cables.
    JACKET
    Fiber optic cable’s jackets are
    available in different colors that can
    easily make us recognize the exact
    color of the cable we are dealing
    with.
    The color yellow clearly signifies a
    single mode cable, and orange color
    indicates multimode.
    2 Types of Optical Fibers
    Single-Mode Fibers:
    Single mode fibers are used to
    transmit one signal per fiber; these
    fibers are used in telephone and
    television sets. Single mode fibers
    have small cores.
    Multi-Mode Fibers:
    Multimode fibers are used to
    transmit many signals per fiber;
    these signals are used in computer
    and local area networks that have
    larger cores.
    3. Photo Detectors
    The purpose of photo detectors is to
    convert the light signal back to an
    electrical signal. Two types of
    photo detectors are mainly used for
    optical receiver in optical
    communication system:
    PN photo diode and avalanche photo
    diode.

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