Raman fiber amplifier (RFA)
Raman fiber amplifier (RFA) A Raman fiber amplifier (RFA) is based on an intrinsic non-linearity present in the form of a stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) mechanism. When a high-power optical…
Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOA)
Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOA) A semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), also known as a laser amplifier, is an active medium of a semiconductor laser. In other words, an SOA is a…
Optical Amplifier | Power Amplifier, In-line, Pre-amplifier
Optical Amplifier Optical Amplifier: An optical amplifier is a widely used device in optical fiber communications for the purpose of amplification the optical signal generated by an optical transmitter. The…
Fiber Fabrication Methods or Techniques
Fiber Fabrication Methods Fiber Fabrication Methods or Techniques: Fabrication of all-glass fibers is a two-stage process. The first stage consists of producing a pure glass and converting it into a…
Optical Fiber Connector and types
Optical Fiber Connector Optical Fiber Connector is a mechanism or technique used to join an optical fiber to another fiber or to a fiber optic component. A fiber-optic connector is…
Optical Fiber Splicing
Optical Fiber Splicing Optical Fiber Splicing: A permanent or semi-permanent connection between two individual optical fibers is known as Optical Fiber Splice, and the process of joining two fibers is…
Difference between Homodyne and Heterodyne Detection
The basic difference between Homodyne and Heterodyne Detection is based on the signal carrier and local oscillator frequency. In homodyne detection signal carrier and local oscillator frequency is equal i.e.…
Laser|Working Principle, Applications
The Laser Laser, which is the acronym for light amplification by stimulated emitted radiation, is a device that amplifies (generated) light, as the name suggests, but they are rarely used…
Difference between LED and LASER
Difference between LED and LASER, in this post the basic differences between LED and LASER. But before that, some basic information about LED and LASER is discussed before the differences.…
Fibre Optics |Advantages & Application
An optical fibre is a flexible and transparent fibre, usually made of glass or plastic. It functions as a waveguide / light pipe to transmit light from one end of…