Fibre-optic communication involves transmitting a signal as light, converting electrical signals to optical signals at the transmitter end and reversing the process at the receiver end. Light acts as a carrier wave and can be modulated to carry information. • Low Power Loss — This permits longer cable runs and fewer repeater amplifiers. Optical fiber wave guides- Introduction, Ray theory t ansmission, Total Interna ERS: Attenuation, Absorption, Scattering and Bending losses, Core and Cladding losses. It is represented as − $$n = frac {c} {v}$$ Where, c = the speed of light in free space = 3 × 10 8m/s v = the speed of light in di-electric or non-conducting material. Fiber-optic communication is a form of optical communication for transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of infrared or visible light through an optical fiber.
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