3.1 - Optical Fiber Flashcards by Andrew Dieppa | Brainscape

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Optical fiber communication

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Transmission by light
– The visible spectrum
No RF signal
– Very difficult to monitor or tap
Signal slow to degrade
– Transmission over long distances
Immune to radio interference - There’s no RF

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Multimode fiber

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Short-range communication
– Up to 2 km
Relatively inexpensive light source
– i.e., LED

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Single-mode fiber

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Long-range communication
– Up to 100 km without processing
Expensive light source
– Commonly uses lasers

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