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M5.10 Flashcards

1
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Fibre optics: What speed is coax cable preferred

A

2 to 50 mbps

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Fibre optics: What is used to transmit data

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Light

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Fibre optics: How is light leakage eliminated from fibre optics

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Surrounding the fibre with an opaque jacket

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4
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Figure optics: Greatest advantage of fibre optics

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Bandwidth

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5
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Fibre optics: What is the relationship between length and bandwidth in parallel fibre optics

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Bandwidth varies inversely with length

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6
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Fibre optics: Limitations of fibre optics

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Need for optical/ electrical conversions maintenance

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7
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Fibre optics: Fibre optic data buses require what

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  • Light source
  • Transmitter
  • Fibre optic cable
  • Receiver
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Fibre optics: What are the 3 main parts of a fibre optic cable and what do they do

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Core - where light travels
Cladding - reflects light back into the core
Outer jacket - protects the cable from damage

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9
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Fibre optics: Speed of light

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3x10^8m/ s

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10
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Fibre optics: what is refraction

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The bending of light as it passes across the boundary of one medium to another

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Fibre optics: What is the more dense medium core or cladding

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Core

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12
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Fibre optics: How do we achieve total internal refraction

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By having the angle of incidence of the input waves is greater than the critical angle

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13
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Fibre optics: For rays to propagate down a fibre it must enter at what zone

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Acceptance zone

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14
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Fibre optics: What is numerical aperture

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A measure of light gathering or collecting power of a fibre optic

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15
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Fibre optics: what is attenuation

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Losses of light through a fibre optic

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16
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Fibre optics: What is a mixture of light waves called

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Polychromatic

17
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Fibre optics: what is BDP stand for

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Bandwidth distance product

18
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Fibre optics: What is BDP

A

Bandwidth of fibre multiplied by length

19
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Fibre optics: Unit of BDP

A

MHz.km

20
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Fibre optics: How do we reduce losses in terminations

A

Alignment of the mated fibres

21
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Fibre optics: What is a common method used to prepare fibres for termination

A

The scribe and break method

22
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Fibre optics: What connectors do aircraft commonly use

A

SMA (sub-miniature version A)

23
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Fibre optics: What is a star coupler well suited for

A

Connecting a large number of terminals to the fibre optic network

24
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Fibre optics: Fibre optic safety precaution

A

Fibre optic light can damage eyes

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