How To Perform an Optical Loss Budget calculates the optical power available at the output of the transmitting source, the optical power required at the receiver’s detector and the attenuation of optical power between the transmitter and receiver. The optical loss budget states how the optical power available will be used for TIA/EIA standard, Wide Area Networks, and CATV networks using Singlemode fiber.

         System Design Process  

             Transmission System

             Media Type-Multimode & Singlemode Fibers

             Physical Plant Examples

             Fiber Optic Transmit & Receive Equipment

             Types, Options & Limitations

         Loss Budgeting Examples (step by step demonstration)   

             Local Area Network

             Attenuation & Bandwidth Examples using 50/125 and 62.5/125 fibers

             Not to Exceed Loss Budgets for Contractors

             Singlemode Fiber Link

             Analog CATV Link in a Hybrid Fiber-Coax Application

             Optical Amplifiers & Splitters

         Review of Design Options

             Wavelengths

             Fiber Structures

             Transmitters-Lasers, LEDs & VSCELs

             Receiver-PIN & APDs

             Physical Plant Losses

             Manufacture Options

Length: 35 minutes