OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATIONS

1. OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATIONS www.bzupages.com

2. Optical Fibres Strength Member Sheath 1 Aluminum Tape Sheath 3 Sheath 2 Steal Wire Reinforcement INFORMATION SUPER HIGHWAY www.bzupages.com

3. Introduction • Optical Fiber • It is a glass filament or wire which carries light. • It is a cylindrical waveguide that operate at optical frequency. • It confines electromagnetic energy in the form of light. • COMMUNICATION • It may be broadly defined as the transfer of information from one point to another. www.bzupages.com

4. INTRODUCTION Light is the form of electromagnetic Wave just as radio waves, but with high frequency and shorter wavelength. www.bzupages.com

5. Optical Fibre Communication 1.7 µm 0.8 µm Red ~0.7 µm Violet ~0.4 µm Short wave Gamma Rays Radiofrequencies Millimeter Wave UHF infrared Cosmic rays X-Rays Standard broadcast VHF Far infrared Long wave Ultraviolet Microwave 1022 104 106 108 1010 1012 1014 1016 1018 1020 0 102 Frequency (Hz) 3 cm 0.3 pm 300 m 3 m 0.3 mm 3 µm 30 nm 0.3 nm 3 pm 30 km 3000 km Wavelength λ = c/f c = 3x108 m/s f = 1/T f = 100 Hz λ = 3x108 m f = 1 GHz λ = 0.3 m f = 100 KHz λ = 3x103 m f = 1 THz λ = 300 µm f = 100 MHz λ = 3 m f = 200 THz λ = 1.5 µm OPTICAL SPECTRUM www.bzupages.com

6. HISTORY • Hollow Logs, Drum (different sizes), Wind Instruments (pipes), Smoke Signals, Signal fires and Signaling lamps. • The first optical fiber exhibited very high attenuation i.e. 1000 dB/Km. While coaxial cable losses were 5-10 dB/Km. • Fiber losses were reduced to below 5 dB/Km. • Development of fiber waveguides with optical frequencies at small wavelengths requires the development of all optical components. • Laser Life at the start was 1000 Hrs & now is 100 years. • At present two optical windows are in operation i.e. 1310 nm ,1550nm. www.bzupages.com

7. Advantages of Optical Fiber • Enormous potential bandwidth The maximum capacity of single mode step index fiber is 1.6 Tb/Sec w.r.t coaxial cable bandwidth of 500 MHZ. • Small size and weight Optical fibers have very small diameter i.e. 125um which is just like a human hair while the dia of one copper is 0.8mm.The ratio of weight as compared to other cables is 25:1. • Electrical isolation Optical fibers are fabricated from glass which are electrical insulated hence they don't exhibit interference problem. www.bzupages.com

8. Advantages of Optical Fiber • Immunity to Interference & Cross talk The material of optical fiber is dielectric/glass hence there is no possibility of cross talk or leakage. • Signal Security The light from optical fibers doesn't radiate significantly and therefore they provide a high degree of signal security. • Low transmission loss Laser light travels with high speed on pure transparent glass. This development of optical fiber over the last twenty years has resulted in the production of O/F cables with very low attenuation i.e. 0.2 dB/Km. www.bzupages.com

9. Advantages of Optical Fiber • Ruggedness & Flexibility Cable structures have been developed which have proved flexible, compact & extremely high. • System Reliability & Ease of Mtce Due to low transmission loss, intermediate repeaters & line amplifiers are reduced. Hence with few repeaters system reliability is generally enhanced. The optical component life time is 20 to 30 years. • Potential Low Cost The glass which generally provides the optical fiber transmission medium is made from sand which is available in abundance. www.bzupages.com

10. Disadvantages of Optical Fiber • Very small hole on the surface of fiber may weakens the tensile strength. • A small bend on optical fiber causes radiation loss. • Alignment problem, connectors & core misalignment. • The cost of fusion splicing is high. • The fault localization is some what difficult. • Clean environment is required during splicing. A small dust particle can create high attenuation. www.bzupages.com