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    Advantages of Optical Amplifiers:: Reach With Respect To Attenuation

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    Optical amplifiers have several advantages for long-distance communication including enormous bandwidths enabled by wavelength division multiplexing, low transmission loss achieved through erbium-doped fibers, immunity to electromagnetic and radio frequency interference as optical fibers are dielectric waveguides, electrical isolation as fibers are made of insulating silica, small size and weight, signal security as transmitted signals do not radiate from fibers, ruggedness and flexibility to bend without damage, low cost due to silica's abundance, and high reliability from silicon glass' resistance to chemical reactions and corrosion.

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    Optical amplifiers have several advantages for long-distance communication including enormous bandwidths enabled by wavelength division multiplexing, low transmission loss achieved through erbium-doped fibers, immunity to electromagnetic and radio frequency interference as optical fibers are dielectric waveguides, electrical isolation as fibers are made of insulating silica, small size and weight, signal security as transmitted signals do not radiate from fibers, ruggedness and flexibility to bend without damage, low cost due to silica's abundance, and high reliability from silicon glass' resistance to chemical reactions and corrosion.

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    Optical amplifiers have several advantages for long-distance communication including enormous bandwidths enabled by wavelength division multiplexing, low transmission loss achieved through erbium-doped fibers, immunity to electromagnetic and radio frequency interference as optical fibers are dielectric waveguides, electrical isolation as fibers are made of insulating silica, small size and weight, signal security as transmitted signals do not radiate from fibers, ruggedness and flexibility to bend without damage, low cost due to silica's abundance, and high reliability from silicon glass' resistance to chemical reactions and corrosion.

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    Advantages of Optical Amplifiers:: Reach With Respect To Attenuation

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    Optical amplifiers have several advantages for long-distance communication including enormous bandwidths enabled by wavelength division multiplexing, low transmission loss achieved through erbium-doped fibers, immunity to electromagnetic and radio frequency interference as optical fibers are dielectric waveguides, electrical isolation as fibers are made of insulating silica, small size and weight, signal security as transmitted signals do not radiate from fibers, ruggedness and flexibility to bend without damage, low cost due to silica's abundance, and high reliability from silicon glass' resistance to chemical reactions and corrosion.

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    ADVANTAGES OF OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS:

    1. Enormous Bandwidths The optical fibres have enormous transmission bandwidths and high data rate. Using wavelength division multiplexing operation, the data rate or information carrying capacity of optical fibres is enhanced to many orders of magnitude. 2. Low transmission loss Due to the usage of ultra low loss fibres and the erbium doped silica fibres as optical amplifiers, one can achieve almost loss less transmission. Hence for long distance communication fibres of 0.002 dB/km are used. Thus the repeater spacing is more than 100 km. 3. Immunity to cross talk Since optical fibres are dielectric wave guides, they are free from any electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI). 4. Electrical Isolation Optical fibres are made from silica which is an electrical insulator. Therefore they do not pick up any electromagnetic wave or any high current lightening. 5. Small size and weight The size of the fiber ranges from 10 micrometres to 50 micrometres which is very very small. The space occupied by the fiber cable is negligibly small compared to conventional electrical cables 6. Signal security The transmitted signal through the fibre does not radiate. Unlike in copper cables, a transmitted signal cannot be drawn from a fiber without tampering it. 7. Ruggedness and flexibility The fibre cable can be easily bend or twisted without damaging it. Further the fiber cables are superior than the copper cables in terms of handling, installation, stroage, transportation, maintenance, strength and durability. 8. Low cost and availability Since the fibres are made of silica which is available in abundance. Hence, there is no shortage of material and optical fibers offer the potential for low cost communication. 9. Reliability The optical fibres are made from silicon glass which does not undergo any chemical reaction or corrosion. Its quality is not affected by external radiation. Further due to its negligible attenuation and dispersion, optical fiber communication has high reliability.

    ATTENUATION AND DISPERSION LIMITATIONS: Reach with respect to attenuation

    It is common to assume that the impulse response of the fibre is Gaussian

    From the figure:

    It is common to assume that the system is dispersion limited if:

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