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1. Fibre optics basics
1.1 Different types of optical fiber
The most fundamental distinction is between multimode and single-mode fibers . The term "multimode", which is often misinterpreted (it does not mean wavelength multiplexing!) means that several electromagnetic modes, corresponding to different light rays in the sense of geometrical optics, propagate in the core of the fiber on different paths and with different...
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ITU (International Telecommunications Union) recommendations https://www.itu.int :
- Méthodes de test - G 650.2 - 2015)
- Fibres multimodes 50/125 à gradient d'indice - G 651.1 - 2007
- Fibre monomode standard - G 652 - 2016
- Fibre monomode à dispersion décalée - G 653 - 2010
- Fibre monomode...
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