Mumbai University > Electronics and telecommunication > Sem 7 > optical communication and networks

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Years: DEC 2014

An optical signal becomes increasingly distorted as it travels along the fiber.

Figure 2.2

I. Dispersion:

• Dispersion is the broadening of actual time-width of the pulse due to material properties and imperfections.

• As pulse travels down the fiber, dispersion causes pulse spreading. This limits the distance travelled by …