Transfer of light into or out of an optical fiber. A device that connects three or more fiber ends, dividing one input between two or more outputs or combining two or more inputs into one output. A method of connecting copper or fiber transmission plant to achieve desired configurations using two interface points. The standard unit used to express gain or loss of optical power. The cause of bandwidth limitations in a fiber.
Dispersion causes a broadening of input pulses along the length of the fiber.
The coaxial cable that connects the feeder portion of the distribution system to the subscriber's premises. A technology for building logic gates in which the emitter of a transistor is used as the output rather than its collector and the power supply voltage is negative with respect to the ground reference. ECL permits very high speed logic operation and transmission of digital data. Enterprise Systems Connection - developed for high speed communication between mainframes and storage devices, peripheral control units, cluster controllers and other networks. In The Loop.