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When mean optical power launched into an 8 km length of fiber is 12μW, the mean optical power at the fiber output is 3μW.

When the mean optical power launched into an 8 km fiber length is 12 µW, the mean optical power at the fiber output is 3 µW. Determine, Overall signal attenuation in dB, The overall signal attenuation for a 10 km optical link using the same fiber with splices at 1 km intervals, each giving an attenuation of 1 dB.

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Solution:

Given:

z = 8 km

P(0) = 120 µW

P(z) = 3 µW

1) Overall attenuation is given by,

α=10.log[P(0)P(z)]α=10.log[1203]α=16.02 dB

2) Overall attenuation for 10 km,

Attenuation per km,

$ \propto_{\mathrm{dB}}=\frac{16.02}{z}=\frac{16.02}{8}=2.00 …

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