Chapter Twenty-Four: Fiber Optics

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Chapter Twenty-Four: Fiber Optics

Introduction An optical fiber is essentially a waveguide for light It consists of a core and cladding that surrounds the core The index of refraction of the cladding is less than that of the core, causing rays of light leaving the core to be refracted back into the core A light-emitting diode (LED) or laser diode (LD) can be used for the source Advantages of optical fiber include: Greater bandwidth than copper Lower loss Immunity to crosstalk No electrical hazard

Optical Fiber & Communications System

Optical Fiber Optical fiber is made from thin strands of either glass or plastic It has little mechanical strength, so it must be enclosed in a protective jacket Often, two or more fibers are enclosed in the same cable for increased bandwidth and redundancy in case one of the fibers breaks It is also easier to build a full-duplex system using two fibers, one for transmission in each direction

Total Internal Reflection Optical fibers work on the principle of total internal reflection With light, the refractive index is listed The angle of refraction at the interface between two media is governed by Snell’s law:

Refraction & Total Internal Reflection

Numerical Aperture The numerical aperture of the fiber is closely related to the critical angle and is often used in the specification for optical fiber and the components that work with it The numerical aperture is given by the formula: The angle of acceptance is twice that given by the numerical aperture

Modes and Materials Since optical fiber is a waveguide, light can propagate in a number of modes If a fiber is of large diameter, light entering at different angles will excite different modes while narrow fiber may only excite one mode Multimode propagation will cause dispersion, which results in the spreading of pulses and limits the usable bandwidth Single-mode fiber has much less dispersion but is more expensive to produce. Its small size, together with the fact that its numerical aperture is smaller than that of multimode fiber, makes it more difficult to couple to light sources

Types of Fiber Both types of fiber described earlier are known as step-index fibers because the index of refraction changes radically between the core and the cladding Graded-index fiber is a compromise multimode fiber, but the index of refraction gradually decreases away from the center of the core Graded-index fiber has less dispersion than a multimode step-index fiber

Dispersion Dispersion in fiber optics results from the fact that in multimode propagation, the signal travels faster in some modes than it would in others Single-mode fibers are relatively free from dispersion except for intramodal dispersion Graded-index fibers reduce dispersion by taking advantage of higher-order modes One form of intramodal dispersion is called material dispersion because it depends upon the material of the core Another form of dispersion is called waveguide dispersion Dispersion increases with the bandwidth of the light source

Examples of Dispersion

Losses Losses in optical fiber result from attenuation in the material itself and from scattering, which causes some light to strike the cladding at less than the critical angle Bending the optical fiber too sharply can also cause losses by causing some of the light to meet the cladding at less than the critical angle Losses vary greatly depending upon the type of fiber Plastic fiber may have losses of several hundred dB per kilometer Graded-index multimode glass fiber has a loss of about 2–4 dB per kilometer Single-mode fiber has a loss of 0.4 dB/km or less

Types of Losses

Fiber-Optic Cables There are two basic types of fiber-optic cable The difference is whether the fiber is free to move inside a tube with a diameter much larger than the fiber or is inside a relatively tight-fitting jacket They are referred to as loose-tube and tight-buffer cables Both methods of construction have advantages Loose-tube cables—all the stress of cable pulling is taken up by the cable’s strength members and the fiber is free to expand and contract with temperature Tight-buffer cables are cheaper and generally easier to use

Fiber-Optic Cable Construction

Splices and Connectors In fiber-optic systems, the losses from splices and connections can be more than in the cable itself Losses result from: Axial or angular misalignment Air gaps between the fibers Rough surfaces at the ends of the fibers

Fiber-Optic Connectors Coupling the fiber to sources and detectors creates losses as well, especially when it involves mismatches in numerical aperture or in the size of optical fibers Good connections are more critical with single-mode fiber, due to its smaller diameter and numerical aperture A splice is a permanent connection and a connector is removable

Optical Couplers and Switches As with coaxial cable and microwave waveguides, it is possible to build power splitters and directional couplers for fiber-optic systems It is more complex and expensive to do this with fiber than with copper wire Optical couplers are categorized as either star couples with multiple inputs and outputs or as tees, which have one input and two outputs

Coupler Construction Optical couplers can be made in many different ways: A number of fibers can be fused together to make a transmissive coupler A reflective coupler allows a signal entering on any fiber to exit on all other fibers, so the coupler is bidirectional

Optical Switches and Relays Occasionally, it is necessary to switch optical signals from one fiber to another The simplest type of optical switch moves fibers so that an input fiber can be positioned next to the appropriate output fiber Another approach is direct the incoming light into a prism, which reflects it into the outgoing fiber. By moving the prism, the light can be switched between different output fibers Lenses are necessary with this approach to avoid excessive loss of light

Optical Emitters Optical emitters operate on the idea that electromagnetic energy can only appear in a discrete amount known as a quantum. These quanta are called photons when the energy is radiated Energy in one photon varies directly with the frequency Typical optical emitters include: Light-Emitting Diodes Laser Diodes

Light-Emitting Diodes An LED is form of junction diode that is operated with forward bias Instead of generating heat at the PN junction, light is generated and passes through an opening or lens LEDs can be visible spectrum or infrared

Laser Diodes Laser diodes generate coherent, intense light of a very narrow bandwidth A laser diode has an emission linewidth of about 2 nm, compared to 50 nm for a common LED Laser diodes are constructed much like LEDs but operate at higher current levels

Laser Diode Construction

Optical Detectors The most common optical detector used with fiber-optic systems is the PIN diode The PIN diode is operated in the reverse-bias mode As a photodetector, the PIN diode takes advantage of its wide depletion region, in which electrons can create electron-hole pairs The low junction capacitance of the PIN diode allows for very fast switching

Avalanche Photodiode The avalanche photodiode (APD) is also operated in the reverse- bias mode The creation of electron-hole pairs due to the absorption of a photon of incoming light may set off avalanche breakdown, creating up to 100 more pairs This multiplying effect gives an APD very high sensitivity