Determination of Distance in Fiber Optical Communications Networks

Abstract

The design of an optical system sets up the knowledge of the limitations dictated by the losses and dispersion in the optical fiber (in direct connection with the wavelength used) for a point-to-point connection. Except for short links used in local area networks, attenuation losses play a significant role in system design. The paper aims to analyse a fiber connection in terms of the best communication distance using Octave and Packet Tracer.