Understanding Fiber-Optic Cable Signal Loss, Attenuation, And Dispersion - Juniper ACX5448-D Hardware Manual

(2 km @ 1 dB/km, or 2 dB) and loss for five connectors (0.5 dB per connector, or 2.5 dB) and two splices
(0.5 dB per splice, or 1 dB) as well as higher-order mode losses (0.5 dB). The power margin (P
as follows:
P = P – LL
M B
P = 13 dB – 2 km (1 dB/km) – 5 (0.5 dB) – 2 (0.5 dB) – 0.5 dB
M
P = 13 dB – 2 dB – 2.5 dB – 1 dB – 0.5 dB
M
P = 7 dB
M
The following sample calculation for an 8-km-long single-mode link with a power budget (P
uses the estimated values from
(8 km @ 0.5 dB/km, or 4 dB) and loss for seven connectors (0.5 dB per connector, or 3.5 dB). The power
margin (P ) is calculated as follows:
M
P = P – LL
M B
P = 13 dB – 8 km (0.5 dB/km) – 7(0.5 dB)
M
P = 13 dB – 4 dB – 3.5 dB
M
P = 5.5 dB
M
In both examples, the calculated power margin is greater than zero, indicating that the link has sufficient
power for transmission and does not exceed the maximum receiver input power.

Understanding Fiber-Optic Cable Signal Loss, Attenuation, and Dispersion

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Signal Loss in Multimode and Single-Mode Fiber-Optic Cable | 78
Attenuation and Dispersion in Fiber-Optic Cable | 79
Signal Loss in Multimode and Single-Mode Fiber-Optic Cable
Multimode fiber is large enough in diameter to allow rays of light to reflect internally (bounce off the walls
of the fiber). Interfaces with multimode optics typically use LEDs as light sources. However, LEDs are not
coherent sources. They spray varying wavelengths of light into the multimode fiber, which reflects the
Table 35 on page 77 to calculate link loss (LL) as the sum of fiber attenuation
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) is calculated
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) of 13 dB
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