Introduction to Optical Fiber Communications and How does Optical Fiber Communications Works - [ Part-1 ]

The Parts of this article is as follows.

Introduction to Optical Fiber Communications and How does Optical Fiber Communications Works ✅
Light and its Fundamentals
Optical Fiber Cable Construction
Optical Fiber Transmission Setup & Testing
Interfacing Optical Fiber Transmission with Arduino
Optical Fiber Communication with Arduino to Arduino and NodeMCU ESP8266

In this article, we discuss how optical fiber communication works and what the components of an optical fiber communication system are.

Introduction to Optical Fiber Communications

 

What is Optical Fiber Communication...?

Optical Fiber communication is a method of transmitting information using light signal instead of electric signal and Optical Fiber cable is used to transmit these light signals from one place to another.

How Does Fiber Optical Fiber Communication...?

Optical fiber signals are transmitted by using pulses of light which are converted into electrical pulses inside an electronic device called a transmitter. The electrical pulses are then converted back into light pulses inside another electronic device called a receiver.

An Optical Fiber System consists of the following components:

Optical Transmitter:

The first step in optical fiber communication is to convert the electrical signals into optical signals. This can be done by sending a signal down an LED or laser diode, or through a modulator that uses an electrical signal to control the intensity of light emitted from a light-emitting diode (LED).

Optical Fiber:

The next step is to transmit these signals over long distances, which can be done via free space or through a dense medium such as plastic or glass.

Optical Receiver:

In the final step, the optical signal reaches the receiver where it's transformed back into an electrical signal. This conversion enables the retrieval and processing of the original data for various applications.







In conclusion, optical fiber communication involves converting electrical signals to light signals, transmitting them over long distances through the fiber and then converting them back to electrical signals at the receiver.

When we start learning about optical fiber, some questions arise in our mind like….

What is Fiber Optic Cable?
What is Light?
How does the signal from an electrical device turn into light?
How do light signals travel in Optic Cable?
What kind of light is used in an Optic Cable?
What are the different types of Optic Cables?
What kind of light is used in an Optic Cable?
What is the light's wavelength?
Fiber vs Wire
Is light a form of EMR?

  To understand better view of this topic Let’s take a ride of some basic physics 

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