Optical fibers
Guided propagation of light
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Optical fibers
Guided propagation of light

Authors : Michel JOINDOT, Irène JOINDOT

Publication date: July 10, 2015, Review date: July 9, 2020 | Lire en français

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2. Optical fibers

Fibers used in telecommunications are cylindrical glass waveguides consisting of an inner part, the core, surrounded by a glass envelope of slightly lower refractive index, the cladding. After describing the general characteristics of fibers 2.1 , we will outline the problems of attenuation and dispersion in transmission 2.2 ...

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