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    Let Us See The Advantages of Optical Fiber Communication Over Conventional Communication System

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    Fiber-optic communication has several advantages over conventional communication systems: 1. It provides enormous bandwidths and high data rates due to the high optical carrier frequency and ability to use wavelength division multiplexing. 2. It has extremely low transmission losses thanks to advances in fiber and optical amplifier technologies that allow for almost lossless signal transmission over long distances. 3. It is immune to electromagnetic and radio frequency interference since optical fibers are dielectric waveguides.

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    Let Us See The Advantages of Optical Fiber Communication Over Conventional Communication System

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    Fiber-optic communication has several advantages over conventional communication systems: 1. It provides enormous bandwidths and high data rates due to the high optical carrier frequency and ability to use wavelength division multiplexing. 2. It has extremely low transmission losses thanks to advances in fiber and optical amplifier technologies that allow for almost lossless signal transmission over long distances. 3. It is immune to electromagnetic and radio frequency interference since optical fibers are dielectric waveguides.

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    Fiber-optic communication has several advantages over conventional communication systems: 1. It provides enormous bandwidths and high data rates due to the high optical carrier frequency and ability to use wavelength division multiplexing. 2. It has extremely low transmission losses thanks to advances in fiber and optical amplifier technologies that allow for almost lossless signal transmission over long distances. 3. It is immune to electromagnetic and radio frequency interference since optical fibers are dielectric waveguides.

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    Let Us See The Advantages of Optical Fiber Communication Over Conventional Communication System

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    Fiber-optic communication has several advantages over conventional communication systems: 1. It provides enormous bandwidths and high data rates due to the high optical carrier frequency and ability to use wavelength division multiplexing. 2. It has extremely low transmission losses thanks to advances in fiber and optical amplifier technologies that allow for almost lossless signal transmission over long distances. 3. It is immune to electromagnetic and radio frequency interference since optical fibers are dielectric waveguides.

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    Let us see the advantages of optical fiber communication over conventional communication system. 1.

    Enormous Bandwidths The information carrying capacity of a transmission system is directly proportional to the carrier frequency of the transmitted signals. The optical carrier frequency is in the range of 1014 Hz while the radio frequency is about 106 Hz. Thus 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). Since optical interference among different fibres is not possible, cross talk is negligble even many fibres are cabled together. 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. It is also suitable in explosive environment. 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. Optical fibers are light in weight. These advantages make them to use in aircrafts and satellites more effectively. 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. Thus, the optical fiber communication provides 100% signal security. 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. All the above factors also tend to reduce the expenditure on its maintenance.
    Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber. The light forms an electromagnetic carrier wave that is modulated to carry information. The process of communicating using fiber-optics involves the following basic steps: Creating the optical signal involving the use of a transmitter, relaying the signal along the fiber, ensuring that the signal does not become too distorted or weak, receiving the optical signal, and converting it into an electrical signal. An optical fiber is a cylindrical dielectric waveguide (nonconducting waveguide) that transmits light along its axis, by the process of total internal reflection. The fiber consists of a core surrounded by a cladding layer, both of which are made of dielectric materials. To confine the optical signal in the core, the refractive index of the core must be greater than that of the cladding. The boundary between the core and cladding may either be abrupt, in step-index fiber, or gradual, in graded-index fiber.

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