What is fiber optics Fiber optics is simply strands of flexible glass as thin as human hair that is used for telecommunications These strands carry digital signals with light When hundreds or even thousands of these strands are arranged in bundles it is called an optical cable ID: 933057
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Fiber Optics
By Prof. D. M. Parshuramkar
Slide2Slide3Slide4What is fiber opticsFiber optics is simply strands of flexible glass as thin as human hair that is used for telecommunications
.
These strands carry digital signals with
light.
When hundreds or even thousands of these strands are arranged in bundles, it is called an optical cable.
Slide5Structure of fiber optics
Slide6Fiber optics working
Slide7Fiber optics working
Slide8Advantages of fiber optics over traditional copper cables
Higher
Carrying Capacity
Less
signal degradation
Low
Power
Digital
Signals
Use Light
Flexible
Non-flammable
Slide9Advantages of fiber optics over traditional copper cablesLight weight
Thinner
Less Expensive
No cross talk
No Tapping
We can use near power lines
Slide10Applications of fiber optics90 % of Long distance telephony.
50 % of local telephony
.
Internet
Military applications
Most LAN backbones
Mechanical inspection
Medical imaging
S
ensors
Slide11References An Introduction to Fiber Optics -
Ajoy
K.
Ghatak
,
K.
Thyagarajan
An
introduction to fiber optics –
R.
Allen Shotwell.
Optics –
Ajoy Ghatak
Optoelectronics and fiber optics communication –
C.K
Sarkar
, D.C.
Sarkar
.
Optics and laser –
V.K.
Sewane
Principles of optics –
B.K.Mathur
Slide12Thank you