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Optical Fibers Optical Fibers Jonathan Perez Jonathan Perez MEEN 3344 MEEN 3344

Optical Fibers Jonathan Perez MEEN 3344. What are Optical Fibers? Long thin strands of very pure glass about the diameter of a human hair. They are arranged

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Page 1: Optical Fibers Jonathan Perez MEEN 3344. What are Optical Fibers? Long thin strands of very pure glass about the diameter of a human hair. They are arranged

Optical FibersOptical Fibers

Jonathan PerezJonathan Perez

MEEN 3344MEEN 3344

Page 2: Optical Fibers Jonathan Perez MEEN 3344. What are Optical Fibers? Long thin strands of very pure glass about the diameter of a human hair. They are arranged

What are Optical Fibers?What are Optical Fibers?

Long thin strands of very pure Long thin strands of very pure glass about the diameter of a glass about the diameter of a human hair.human hair. They are arranged in bundles They are arranged in bundles called optical cables and used called optical cables and used to carry digital information to carry digital information over long distances.over long distances.Used heavily in Used heavily in telecommunications and telecommunications and computer networkscomputer networksAlso used in medical imaging Also used in medical imaging and mechanical engineering and mechanical engineering inspection inspection

Page 3: Optical Fibers Jonathan Perez MEEN 3344. What are Optical Fibers? Long thin strands of very pure glass about the diameter of a human hair. They are arranged

How are they made?How are they made?

Three step processThree step process

Step 1: Make a pre-Step 1: Make a pre-form glass cylinderform glass cylinder

Page 4: Optical Fibers Jonathan Perez MEEN 3344. What are Optical Fibers? Long thin strands of very pure glass about the diameter of a human hair. They are arranged

How are they made?How are they made?

Step 2: Draw the Step 2: Draw the fibers from the pre-fibers from the pre-form glass cylinderform glass cylinder

Step 3: Test the Step 3: Test the finished optical fibersfinished optical fibers

Page 5: Optical Fibers Jonathan Perez MEEN 3344. What are Optical Fibers? Long thin strands of very pure glass about the diameter of a human hair. They are arranged

Advantages of optical fibersAdvantages of optical fibers(over metal wires)(over metal wires)

Less ExpensiveLess Expensive

ThinnerThinner

Higher Carrying CapacityHigher Carrying Capacity

Less Signal DegradationLess Signal Degradation

Light SignalsLight Signals

Low PowerLow Power

Digital SignalsDigital Signals

Non FlammableNon Flammable

LightweightLightweight

FlexibleFlexible

Page 6: Optical Fibers Jonathan Perez MEEN 3344. What are Optical Fibers? Long thin strands of very pure glass about the diameter of a human hair. They are arranged

Other and Future UsesOther and Future Uses

Illumination: light can be carried from outside to Illumination: light can be carried from outside to rooms in the interiors of buildingsrooms in the interiors of buildingsSensors: able to measure data at different points Sensors: able to measure data at different points along the fiberalong the fiberLaser beams: provides a flexible and safe Laser beams: provides a flexible and safe means of distributing high power laser radiation means of distributing high power laser radiation around a factory to be used by robots or around a factory to be used by robots or machine toolsmachine toolsOptical Computing: uses light instead of Optical Computing: uses light instead of electrons to process information. Optical electrons to process information. Optical computers could transport information ten times computers could transport information ten times faster than today's electronic devicesfaster than today's electronic devices

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ReferencesReferences

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_Fiberhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_Fiber

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/fiber-ophttp://electronics.howstuffworks.com/fiber-optic4.htmtic4.htm

http://www.commspecial.com/fiberguide.htmhttp://www.commspecial.com/fiberguide.htm

http://www.physorg.com/news3679.htmlhttp://www.physorg.com/news3679.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/C006694F/http://library.thinkquest.org/C006694F/Optical%20Fibres/Uses%201.htmOptical%20Fibres/Uses%201.htm