Fiber Cables and Connections Flashcards
1
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Single Mode Fiber
A
Greatest distance of bounded media
Core = 9 microns
Cladding = 125 microns
2
Q
UPC
A
Ultra Physical Contact, light is reflected straight back to the reciever
3
Q
APC
A
Angled Physical Contact, light is reflected at an angle, into the cladding. Helps avoid signal loss
4
Q
Multiplexing
A
Combines multiple signals on a pair of fibers
5
Q
CWDM
A
Course Wavelength Division Multiplexing
18 wavelengths per fiber
shorter distances
wavelengths are 20nm apart
cheaper
6
Q
DWDM
A
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
96 wavelengths per fiber
greater distances
wavelengths are 0.8nm apart