Nt1310 Unit 8: Assignment 1

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Unit 8: Assignment 1 There are 3 main factors to consider when you’re about to splice a fiber-optic cable on loss of performance. The first is that optical fibers are not perfect and variations between Optical fibers can affect splice performance. These variations are referred to as intrinsic factors. The performance of a splice can also be affected by alignment and optical fiber mating issues that have nothing to do with the optical fiber. The factors that affect the alignment and/or mating of the optical fibers are referred to as extrinsic factors. The third is Core diameter mismatch which occurs when there is a difference in the core diameters of the two optical fibers. A core diameter mismatch loss results when the core diameter of the transmitting optical fiber is greater than the core diameter of the receiving optical fiber. A loss occurs when light at the outer edge of the transmitting optical fiber core falls outside the diameter of the receiving optical fiber core. This light is lost in the cladding of the receiving optical fiber. Core diameter mismatch loss is typically only a concern with multimode optical fiber. To avoid core diameter mismatch make sure to check the cores of your fiber and make sure they are the same size to the best you can. Intrinsic factors that can affect connection performance in fiber-optics come in many types. A numerical aperture (NA) mismatch occurs when the NA of one optical fiber is different from the NA of the other optical fiber. If the NA of the transmitting fiber is larger than the NA of the receiving optical fiber, a loss may occur. However, a loss will not occur if the NA of the transmitting optical fiber is less than the NA receiving optical fiber. NA mismatch loss is typically only a concern with multimode optical fiber. To avoid this mismatch make sure you are using the proper lengths of cable, accounting for the

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