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What is Fiber - Fiber optic link 
 
Fiber optic fiber (other names include optical fiber optical fiber) is a 
form of optical fiber (optical waveguide) which is used to transmit 
light radiation. It was originally utilized for lighting and decorative 
reasons, it is 
today the most 
frequently used in 
communications 
and for data 
transmission. It 
typically comes 
with dielectric 
fibers that are 
typically glass, 
and an outer 
plastic shell. The 
optical fiber that 
transmits light, 
also known as the 
central region, is 
the one with greatest refractive index in the entire structure. 
 
In order to transmit data instead of using electric current, a properly 
modified light beam (preventing distortion of the signal) is employed 
and the source can be a laser , or an LED. This permits data 
transmission as high as 3 Tbps and information flow is secure from 
unauthorised access. Fiber optics don't emit an electromagnetic field 
to the outside and therefore it is not possible to listen in on the 
transmission when there isn't physical access. They are distinguished 
by a an extremely high resistance to electromagnetic interference and 
an error rate that is less than 10-10 for the highest bit rates in binary 
and a low unit attenuation (about 0.20 dB/km for an average 
wavelength of 1.5 millimeters). 
 
Optics for communication are classified into multimode and single-
mode. They differ in terms of structure. they differ mostly in how 
thick the core of glass is (the thickness of other layers is the same) 
and this affects how information is transmitted. 
 
In general fiber optics, which is an guiding light, can be found in 
various shapes and forms, and is made from various materials. Fiber 
optic fibers commonly made of silica and is composed of three 
components that are: the core, the sheath and the protection cover. 
The core directs the light beam, while the sheath blocks light from the 
core , and the covering protects it from damaging external influences. 
The sheath and core typically consist out of glass, whereas the 
covering is constructed from polymer. 
 
Fiber optics extends beyond the realm of telecommunications, and 
covers such areas like lighting systems, medicine and sensors. 
 
Fiber optics are influenced by design, structure, material and 
refractive index distribution within the core, as well as the light-
guiding mechanism. 
 
Fiber optic technology 
 
In 1880 the engineer from Concord (Massachusetts, USA), William 
Wheeler, constructed and registered a system that he named light 
pipe. This was possibly the first major attempt to direct light through 
a glass substrate. Wheeler was planning to use his concept to 
illuminate the interiors of buildings, however Edison's creation of the 
light bulb ended the concept as being too complicated and 
unpractical. 
 
Fiber-optic transmission involves the guiding of the optical rays 
emitted via light sources, through glass fibers. Because of its low 
attenuation and lack of the influence of electromagnetic fields from 
outside on the guided signal as well as other advantages optical fibers 
are currently the ideal medium to transport modern transmission 
pathways. Transmission is the process of connecting an optoelectronic 
transmitter with an optoelectronic receiver through the optical fiber. 
LEDs, or LD laser diodes are employed as transmitters. Photodiodes 
can be used as receivers. In this case you should know how does a 
photodiode work. 
Construction of an optical fiber 
The transmission medium of an optical fiber is glass quartz fiber that 
is made of silicon dioxide and has an elongated cross-section, the 
core, where the light is contained by the opaque sheath. For the 
wavelengths utilized in transmission reflectivity of light within the 
sheath is lower than that of the core, which results in a total internal 
reflection of the ray , and also guiding it along the fiber's direction. 
The size of the optical fiber is determined in both its core as well as 
outside sheath. For the current single-mode optical fibers the core 
diameter ranges between 4 and 10um (mostly 9um) with a shell 
diameter between 75 and 125um (mostly around 125um). Multimode 
optical fibers have the ability to change their gradient or step 
reflectance, the inner diameter can range from 50 to 1000um. outside 
diameters of sheaths according to the internal structure: 
 
The range is 125-140um for optical fibers having a the gradient 
coefficient (non-uniform core) 
 
125 to 1,050um is the range for optical fibers having an angular 
gradient (homogeneous core) 
 
The most widely used standardized outside diameter for an optical 
fiber jacket is as is the dimension of the jacket that is painted is 
250um. 
 
One of the most important features in the optical fiber fiber mods, 
which decide the field distribution as well as the physical form for the 
light beam within the fiber. In a multimode optical fibre it is possible 
to create optical conditions for the creation and transmission through 
an optical fiber that contains many discrete mods (light beams) that 
each have distinct light wavelength and speed of propagation. Single-
mode light transmission optical fibers that have a smaller core 
diameter (typically 9um or less) that is similar to the wavelength of 
light are utilized. These fibers just the monochromatic light beam 
having an unchanging pulse propagation width is transmitted, which 
decreases the transmission signal's dispersion and extends the length 
of the fiber optic's path without the requirement to regenerate the 
signal. 
In optical fibers, dispersions occur 
Fiber dispersion is a property that decides the suitability of optical 
fibers to transmit long distances. Fiber dispersion causes light waves 
that are transmitted to the receiver in distortion form. It is linked to 
different velocity of propagation of harmonic components reflecting 
the pulses that are transmitted. It is because the deformation 
(broadening) of the signal caused by dispersion in the chromatic 
spectrum increases with distance of transmission and beyond the 
critical length, it is impossible to distinguish of pulses. The dispersion 
total that is an optical fibre comprises of: 
 
Dispersion modal (does not occur in single-mode fibers, and it is not 
significant in the case of gradient fibers) 
 
Material dispersion, also known as chromatic, spectral , or dispersion 
spectral (caused due to the transmitting of monochromatic waves 
within the core at various speeds) 
 
Waveguide dispersion (due to the partial wandering of the light beam 
within the jacket of fiber) 
 
The most important of the limitations to fibre-optic signals is that of 
attenuation. Because of the shape-dependent wavelength of the 
attenuation capabilities of quartz glass generations of fiber optics 
have utilized wavelengths of l=850nm, 1300nm and l=1550nm to 
transmit. These points of characteristic are called"the 1st and 2nd, 
and 3rd transmission windows according to. Transmission window I 
has been in use in the 1970s. The appeal for this windows is aided by 
the availability of low-cost lighting sources like light-emitting diodes. 
However, the drawback of this window is its high attenuation that 
limits the transmission distance to kilometers. The second window of 
transmission for 1300nm was employed in the early 1980s, due to the 
process of making single-mode optical fibers that had low attenuation 
was perfected and allowed to extend the transmission distance to 
100km. Transmission with 1550nm wavelength (in the third window) 
was employed in the late 1990s. Effective lasers that could operate at 
this frequency were created. With an attenuation less than 0.2dB/km 
permits transmissions over distances up to 200km. 
Splicing optical fibers 
Splicing optical fibers may be performed in a continuous or 
disengaged manner. Permanent connections, also known as fiber 
splices make it possible to create long-distance homogeneously 
constructed connections between optical regenerators. These 
connections, initially made by bonding fiber surfaces are now 
completely eliminated thanks to thermal splices in which signals are 
attenuated by less than 0.1dB can be achieved. Connectors that 
disconnect are made to allow the expansion of fiber optic cables, or 
for their crossing to data communication networks. They allow for the 
transfer of light energy at minimal losses and a high degree of 
repeatability of the parameters over the next connections. In order to 
achieve low losses in transition, it is necessary to have exact 
machining of the connector elements , ensuring correct aligning of 
fiber as well as good connections between fibers that are to be joined. 
The ends of fiber-optic cable terminated with connectors that are 
supplied from the factory are referred to as pigtails. shorter fiber-
optic sections, also known as patch cords, terminated using suitable 
connectors are utilized to patch fiber-optic tracks inside switches for 
telecom and switching. 
 
Benefits of fiber optics are: 
 
- wide bandwidth, 
 
- low attenuation 
 
- is not influenced by EMI, 
 
- no crosstalk between lines, 
 
- very difficult to listen in, 
 
- galvanic separation between connected devices. 
 
To build optical networks, you need to have fiber (in in addition to 
fiber) active (e.g. transmitters, receivers, optical amplifiers, 
transceivers hubs, switches networks cards, and so on) as well as 
passive (e.g. filters, attenuators couplers, isolators, connectors and 
multiplexers, among others) components are required to join 
individual fibers to form the ideal network structure. These passive 
elements allow the use of existing infrastructure for multiplexing data 
transmission (without installing the fiber optic cable) by transmitting 
signals across different wavelengths, or with circulators that transmit 
signals in two directions on the same route.