Category Archives: Passive Optical Components

Introduction to Some Common Passive Components In Fiber Optic Network

Overview A passive optical network (PON) is a point-to-multipoint, fiber to the premises (FTTP) network architecture in which unpowered optical splitters are used to enable a single optical fiber to serve multiple premises. PON allows several customers to share the … Continue reading

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Overview of FBG Sensor

Though the electrical sensors have been widely used for decades in many fields, their inherent limitations such as transmission loss and susceptibility to electromagnetic interference(noise) that still can’t satisfy people’s requirements in many applications. The combination of fiber optic technology … Continue reading

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What Is Optical Switch and How Does It Work?

What Is Optical Switch? The most direct understanding of optical switch is a device used to open or close an optical circuit. It consists of mechanical, optomechanical, or electronic types. In a network, we usually require protection switching to complete … Continue reading

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What does an Optical Attenuator do

An optical attenuator is a device commonly used to lower the amount of power of an optical signal in a fiber optic communication system. In fiber optics, attenuation can also be called transmission loss. It’s the reduction in light signal intensity with regards to … Continue reading

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Optical Passive Categories Introduction

Optical passive devices is an important part of the communication device, but also the other optical components indispensable application areas. There are mainly four categories of Optical Passive. (A) Active Fiber Optic Cable Connector Fiber optic cable connector is connected … Continue reading

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