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Mumbai University > Electronics and telecommunication > Sem 7 > optical communication and networks
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Mumbai University > Electronics and telecommunication > Sem 7 > optical communication and networks
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Years: MAY 2012
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The key parameters for describing the signal transmission in single mode fiber and multimode fiber are as follows:
⇒ A single mode or mono mode step index fiber allows the propagation of only one traverse electromagnetic mode and hence the core diameter must be of the order of 2 µm to 10µm.
⇒ Multimode step index fiber with a core diameter of around 50 µm or greater allows the propagation of a finite number of guided modes along the channel.
⇒ Single mode step index fiber requires highly directional source such as LASER diode because of small core diameter.
⇒ For multimode fiber LED can be used as light source.
⇒ It is the shortest wavelength at which a fiber can support single mode operation. It is defined as:
λ=2πaV.NA
There is cutoff wavelength λc when V=2.405∴λc=2πa2.405.NA
⇒ For single mode step index fiber V≥2.405, Modes are cutoff after this wavelength.
⇒ MFD determines the size of light carrying portion of thefiber.
⇒ For single mode fiber MFD is very important since the light is not confined to the core diameter as in case of multimode fibers.
⇒ For optical technology dimensions of core cladding are very small and hence it is difficult to measure acceptance angle, critical angle. Therefore all these parameters are integrated into a single parameter called as numerical aperture (NA).
⇒ It determines the number of guided modes which can propagate through the fiber.