Fiber-Optic Terminals Energy Consumption

Fiber-Optic energy
Fiber optic systems have many advantages on the basis of the communication systems technology compare to metallic media communication. These advantages include lower interference, small signal attenuation and bandwidth characteristics. In addition, relatively small cross-section of the fiber optic cable from a substantial growth in capacity in the existing lines is replaced. Properties of optical fibers can be classified as linear and nonlinear. Non-linear properties are influenced by parameters such as bit rate, channel spacing, and the level of performance. (more…)

Gas Lasers and Excimer Lasers: Lasers Applications

Gas Lasers
There are literally thousands of uses for lasers. One of the largest applications is telecommunications—sending a signal through fiber optic cables, for example. This application grew rapidly in the 1990s with the phenomenal increase in traffic on the Internet. Optical data storage, such as on compact disks, CD-ROMs, and DVDs, is another important use for lasers. The information age was obviously a boon to this application, and as researchers obtained smaller wavelengths with diode lasers, they were able to fit more information on smaller storage devices. (more…)