Confounded Fiber Optics
Every technical field has its confusing jargon or enigmatic technology, and fiber optics is no exception. Let’s test your knowledge of the most commonly misunderstood principles.
1. The optical fiber transmits light ______.
Correct Answer: In an ultra-pure glass core
2. Fiber is made by ______.
Correct Answer: Pulling fiber from a large preform made with high-temperature gas
3. When you strip optical fiber for splicing or termination, you remove the fiber’s ______.
Correct Answer: Primary buffer coating
4. You cannot strip the cladding on a fiber because the ______.
Correct Answer: Core and cladding are one solid piece of glass
5. Nothing confuses people more than the measurement term “dB.”
Correct Answer: True
6. The term “dB” refers to ______.
Correct Answer: All of the above
7. The term “dB” is an abbreviation of “decibel” named for ______.
Correct Answer: Alexander Graham Bell
8. Depending on the instrument making the measurement, optical loss may be displayed as ______.
Correct Answer: Either
9. A single fiber optic connector on the end of a fiber does not have any loss.
Correct Answer: True
10. When two connectors are used to join two fibers, the resulting joint is called a ______, and that is what causes loss.
Correct Answer: Connection
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