Tuesday, 7 April 2015

optics - Why should optical fibers be thin?


What are the reasons that optical fibers have to be thin (small radius of the fiber)? Is there a good picture which explains this in detail?



Answer



The answer comes from the use of optical fibers: information transfer for one. The thinner the more channels in a bundle.


Also the attenuation of the light is smaller in a thin fiber . There is an article explaining this.


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