Understanding Fiber Optic Based Light Source

Each piece of active electronics will have a variety of

light sources used to transmit over the various types
of fiber. The distance and bandwidth will vary with
light source and quality of fiber. In most networks,
fiber is used for uplink/backbone operations and
connecting various buildings together on a campus.
The speed and distance are a function of the core,
modal bandwidth, grade of fiber and the light source,
all discussed previously. Light sources of the fiber light
source are offered in a variety of types. Basically there
are two types of semiconductor light sources available
for fiber optic communication The LED sources and
the laser sources.
Using single mode fiber for short distances can cause
the

receiver

to

be

overwhelmed

and

an

inline

attenuator may be needed to introduce attenuation

into

the

channel.

With

Gigabit

to

the

desktop

becoming commonplace, 10Gb/s backbones have also

become more common. The SR interfaces are also

becoming common in data center applications and

even some desktop applications. As you can see, the
higher quality fiber (or laser optimized fiber) provides
for greater flexibility for a fiber plant installation.
Although some variations ( 10GBase-LRM SFP+ and
10GBASE-LX4)

support

older

grades

of

fiber

to

distances 220m or greater, the equipment is more

costly. In many cases, it is less expensive to upgrade
fiber than to purchase the more costly components
that also carry increased maintenance costs over time.

Light sources of the fiber light source are offered in a

variety of types. Basically there are two types of
semiconductor light sources available for fiber optic
communication The LED sources and the laser
sources.
In

fiber-optics-based

solution

design,

bright light source such as a laser sends light through

an optical fiber, called laser light source . Along the
length of the fiber is an ultraviolet-light-treated region

called a fiber grating. The grating deflects the light

so that it exits perpendicularly to the length of the
fiber as a long, expanding rectangle of light. This
optical rectangle is then collimated by a cylindrical
lens, such that the rectangle illuminates objects of
interest at various distances from the source. The
bright rectangle allows line scan cameras to sort
products at higher speeds with improved accuracy.
The laser fiber-based light source combines all the
ideal features necessary for accurate and efficient
scanning:

uniform,

intense

illumination

over

rectangular region; a directional beam that avoids

wasting

unused

light

by

only

illuminating

the

rectangle; and a cool source that does not heat up

the objects to be imaged. Currently employed light
sources such as tungsten halogen lamps or arrays of
light-emitting diodes lack at least one of these
features.

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