The part of the fiber optic cable that confines light within the cable is called ____. - ACCURATE ANSWERS Cladding
The range of angles over which a fiber optic strand can accept or emit light is expressed as its _____. - ACCURATE ANSWERS Numerical aperture
The single major factor in signal at...
The part of the fiber optic cable that confines light within the cable is
called ____. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Cladding
The range of angles over which a fiber optic strand can accept or emit
light is expressed as its _____. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Numerical aperture
The single major factor in signal attenuation is the _____. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Wavelength of the light
The time delay of several rays of light entering a fiber, and exiting that
fiber at different times, due to the longer paths within the core of that
fiber, is known as _____. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Pulse
dispersion
The additional coating of a glass fiber optic strand that goes around the
cladding is called a(n) _____. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Buffer
A mode of light is best defined as a _____. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Light-ray path
The static load of a fiber optic cable is usually _____. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ less than the installation
, A particular problem with edge-emitting laser diodes is that _____. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The wave of the optical output is
temperature dependent
As receiver rise and fall time increases, the _____. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ response time will increase
The light power loss in a splice should be less than _____ dB. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 0.50
A fusion splicer uses a(n) _____ to join glass fibers together. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Electric Arc
A(n) _____ splitter is made by wrapping two or more fibers together at a
central point and heating that point so that the glass will melt into a
unified mass. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Fused star
The primary consideration in selecting a route for fiber optic cable
through cable trays and ducts is to ______. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Avoid potential cutting edges and sharp bends
The major disadvantage with blown fiber is that _____. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Special equipment and training are usually required
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