LOSSES IN FIBER runes Cue Material Absorption Suey roy Sea See) Nonlinear eae nee rsa ree MvclgATTENUATION P. number of decibels (4B) = 10 logig me ° P; Input (Transmitted) Optical Power P, Output (Received) Optical Power - Pi 7 Numerical Value z= howe ° In OFC attenuation is usually expressed in decibels per unit length (dBKm) GupL = £0 I fl = 10 logiy — 4B B10 P, lod up is the signal attenuation per unit length in decibels and L is the fiber length. @PROBLEM 4.4 When the mean optical power launched into an 8 km length of fiber is 120 UW, the mean optical power at the fiber output is 3 uW. Determine: (a) the overall Signal attenuation or loss in decibels through the fiber assuming there are no connectors or splices; (b} the signal attenuation per kilometer for the fiber. {c} the overall signal attenuation for a 10 km optical tink using the same fiber with Solices at 1 km intervals each giving an attenuation of 1 aB; {d) the numerical inputfoutout power ratio in () )