By TANIMA CHAKRABORTY(Roll-21) SREEYA CHAKRABARTY(Roll-24) MEGHALI DEY (Roll-37)
Welcome to the WORLD of OPTICAL FIBRE
What is optical fiber
communication? The process of communication using Optical Fibers
A WALK THROUGH TIME
The Founders and Developers
ST 1
-GENERATION
rate of 45 Mbps repeater spacing of up to 10 km.
nd 2
-GENERATION
single-mode fiber rates of 1.7 Gb/s repeater spacing up to 50 km
RD 3
-GENERATION
Rate of 2.5 Gb/s, repeater spacing in excess of 100 km
th 4
-GENERATION
repeaters and wavelengthdivision multiplexing 14 Tb/s, repeater Spacing of 160 km.
th 5
GENERATION
new dry fiber, low-loss window range of 1.30-1.65 m.
TECHNOLOGY
Optical transmitter converts an electrical
signal into an optical signal . The information transmitted is typically digital information.
Optical receiver recovers the signal as an
electrical signal.
Transmitters:
Commonly-used - semiconductor
devices -LEDs , Laser diodes. LEDs are very useful for low-cost applications. Laser allows high coupling efficiency.
Receivers:
The photoelectric effect MSM-suitable for circuit
integration in regenerators and wavelength-division multiplexers.
3. LIGHT SCATTERING
Diffuse reflection or scattering, characterized by wide
variety of reflection angles. depends on the wavelength of the light being scattered
Now regeneration of the optical
signal is only needed over distances of hundreds of kilometers Reduction in the cost of optical
networking.
Dispersion management.
Interesting
features about optical fibers !!!
Fiber can be installed in areas with high electromagnetic interference. Has inherently high data-carrying capacity
Even when run alongside each other for long distances, fiber cables experience effectively no crosstalk
Fiber has exceptionally low loss.
Optical systems can go over 100 kilometers ,with no active or passive processing.
Comparison of optical fiber communication with electric transmission
In short distance and relatively low bandwidth applications, electrical transmission is often preferred because of its :
Lower material cost, where large quantities are not required Lower cost of transmitters and receivers
SO WHY USE
OPTICAL FIBER ???
In certain situations fiber may be used even for short distance or low bandwidth applications, due to other important features:
Immunity to electromagnetic interference, including nuclear electromagnetic pulses . High electrical resistance. Lighter weightimportant, for example, in aircraft.