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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
At first, well it is appeared a copmlicated task but if some one bestows us direction then its not difficult task for us. So after started our project we have found lots of assitance from our intrenal project guide and also our H.O.D.Well actually on this acknowledgement we are only two in this project. But the reallty of this matter is, there are lots of people, working “behind this scenes” helping in every possible way in making our project.
We are thankful to our internal project guide Mr. Dharmendra chauhan of our colloge, for providing proper guidance in successful completion of this project. As well as also thankful to our H.O.D Mr. Jaymin bhalani ,who trust us as asuccesful project learner.
We can’t forgot to thank our parents who are always with us to help us and give full in every good work we do.So we give exceptional thanks to our loving parents.
Maulik B. Patel(17/EC/63) Parth P. Patel(07/EC/70)
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ABSTRACT This kit can be used to send signal in well over 200 yards of cable.Note that the plastic FO cable used here is not the glass 1 micron FO cable which is used in long distance (say 20 miles) communication. However, Plastic cable introduces most FO concept, is far easier for the experimenter to use and certainly has definite uses for short distance communication in electrically noisy environment. This Kit allows you to send sound through 1mm plastic fiber optic (FO) cable. On the transmitter (Tx) circuit board there is a microphone and a circuit to modulate the light emitted from an LED. The LED is contained in a plastic case which allows easy connection of the FO cable. This Kit can be used to send a signal in well over 200 yards of cable. Note that the plastic FO On the receiver (Rx) boards there is the photo-Darlington receiver unit, a speaker and a circuit and amplify the detected signal back into a sound wave. Because the signal travels in the FO cable as a light wave it is unaffected by any electric or magnetic fields that it travels through. Each board requires a 9V battery. However, for continuous use pluf packs packs would be advised.
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CHAPTER 1
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1. Introduction of Project
1.1General description of project:
This kit allows you to send sound through 1mm plastic fiber optic cable on the transmitter TX circuit board there is microphone & a circuit to modulate the light emitted from an LED is contained in a plastic case which allows easy connection of the fiber optic cable. On the receiver RX board there photo darlington receiver unit, a speaker and a circuit to convert and amplify the detected signal back in to a sound wave. Because the signal travels in the fiber cable as light wave it is unaffected by any electric or magnetic fields that it travels through. Each board requires a 9V battery. However for continuous use plug packs would be advised.
1.2 Basic description of fiber optic cable: To understand how a fiber optic cable works, imagine an immensely long drinking straw or flexible plastic pipe. For example imagine a pipe is several miles long. Now imagine that the inside surface of the pipe has been coated with a perfect mirror. Now imagine that you are looking in to one end of the pipe. Several miles away at the other end a friend turns on a flash light and shines it in to pipe. Because the interior of the pipe is the perfect mirror the flash light’s lights will reflect off the sides of pipe (even though the pipe may curve and twist) and you will see it at the other end. If your friend were to turn the flash light on and off in a morse code fashion your friend could communicate with you through pipe. That is the essence of a fiber optic cable. Making a cable out of a mirrored tube would work, but it would be bulky and it would also be hard to coat the interior of the tube with a perfect mirror. A real fiber optic cable is therefore made out of glass. The glass is incredibly pure so that even though it is several miles long, light can still make it through imagine glass so transparent that window severa l miles thick still looks clear. The glass is drawn in to very strand with a thickness comparable to that of a human hair. The glass strand is then coated in two layers of plastic.
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CITC-CHANGA By coating the glass in the plastic, you get the equivalent of the mirror around the glass strand. This mirror creates total internal reflection, just like a perfect mirror coating on the inside of the tube does. You can experience this sort of reflection with the flash lighth and a window in the dark room. If you direct the flash light through the window at 90 degree angle,it es straight through the glass. However,if you shine the flashlight at a very shallow angle(nearly parallel to glass),the glass will act as a mirror and you will see the beam reflect off the window and hitthe wall inside the room. Light traveling through fiber bounces at shallow angels like this and stays completely within the fiber. To send telephone conversations through a fiber optic cable analog voice signal are translated in to digital signals. A laser at one end of the pipe switches on and off to send each bit. Modern fiber systems with a single laser can transmit billions of bits per second. The laser can turn on and off several billions of time per second. The newest systems use multiple laser with different colors to fit multiple signals in to the same fiber. Modern fiber optic cables can carry a signal quite a distance (perhaps 60miles) on a long distance line, there is an equipment hut every 40 to 60 miles. The hut contains equipment that picks up and retransmits the signal down the next segment a full strength.
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2.Hardware
2.1 Block Diagram: When deg a fiber optic system there arre many factors that must be considered- all of which contribute to the final goal of ensuring that enough light reaches the receiver. Without the right amount of light, the entire system will not operate properly. Figure 2.1 identifies many of these factors and consideration.
Figure 2.1 Importants Parameters to Consider When Specifying F/O System
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CITC-CHANGA 2.2 Elements of fiber optic link: Fiber optic transmitter uses the same basic element as copper-based transmission system: A transmitter, a receiver and a medium by which the signal is es from one to the other, in this case optical fiber, Figure 2.2 illustrates these elements. The transmitter uses an electrical interface to encode the use information through AM,FM or DIGITAL modulation. A laser diode or an LED do the encoding to allow an optical output of 850 nm, 1310 nm, or 1550 nm(typically).
Figure 2.2 –elements of a fiber optic link
The optical fiber connects the transmitter and the receiver. This fiber may be either singal- mode or multimode.
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CITC-CHANGA The fiber consists of three main regions, as illustrated in figure 2.3 the core, the center of the fiber, actually carries the light. The cladding surrounds the core in a glass with a different refractive index than the core, allowing the light to be confined in the fiber core. A coating or buffer typical plastic provides strength and protection to the optical fiber.
Figure 2.3- Cross section of an optical fiber The receiver uses either a PIN photodiode or an APD to receive the optical signal and convert it back signal qun to an electrical signal. A data demodulator convert the data into its original electrical from. These element comprise the simplest link, but other elements may also appear in a fiber optic transmission system. For example, the addition of WDM components allows two separate signals to be ed into a composite signal for transmission, and then can be separated into their original signals at the receiver end. Other wavelength-division multiplexing techniques allow up to eight signal(CWDM) or more (DWDM) to be combined onto a signal fiber. These are discussed in separate articles as linked in the paragraph. Long distance fiber optic transmission leads to further system complexity. Many long- haul transmission systems require signal regenerators, signal repeaters, or optical amplifiers such as EDFAs in order to maintain signal quality. System drop/pepeat/add requirement, such as those in multichannel broadcast networks, further add to the fiber optic system, incorporating add-drop multiplexers, couplers/splitters, signal fanouts,dispersion management equipment, remote monitoring and error-correction components. See the linked articles for additional on these components.
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2.3 Circuit Diagram:
Figure 2.4 Powe r supply of Trans mitter
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Figure 2.5 Powe r supply of receiver
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Figure 2.7 Optical Transmitte r
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Figure 2.8 Opical receiver
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2.4 Circuit Operation First we have to give 230 v supply to trans former which will convert the 230v supply to 12v AC supply. Now, we are using full-wave rectifier circuit to convert 12v AC to DC. And, this ckt we use for both transmitter and receiver power supply circuit. The voice signal begins as a sounf wave. It is converted to an electrical signal by the electrets microphone in the TX circuit. This signal is amplified by the LM741 audio amplifier and converted to an optical signal by switching the voltage to the fiber optic transmitter via a signal transistor. This optical signal is fed in to the plastic fiber optic cable. At the other end of the cable the optical signal is directed at a photo darlington in the receiver, which converts it to an electrical signal again. The signal is amplified and fed into a speaker where it becomes to a sound wave. A voltage regulator has been used in the circuit to overcome feed back in the circuit.
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3. Optical transmitter Defination: A device that accepts an electrical signal as its input, processes this signal, and uses it to modulate an opto-electronic device, such as an LED or an injection laser diode, to produce an optical signal capable of being transmitted via an optical transmission medium.
3.1 Introducation to transmitter: The basic optical transmitter converts electrical input signals into modulated light for transmission light over an optical fiber. Depending on the nature of this signal, the resulting modulated light may be turned on and off or may be linearly varied in intensity between two predetermined levels. Figure 3.1 shows a graphic representation of these two basic schemes. The most common devices used as the light source in optical transmitter are the light emitting diode(LED) and the laser diode(LD). In a fiber optic system, these devices are Mounted in a package that enables an optical fiber to be placed in very close proximity to the light emitting region in order to couple as much light as possible into the fiber. In some cases, the emitter is even fitted with a tiny spherical lens to collect and focus “every last drop” of light onto the fiber and in other cases, a fiber is “pigtailed” directly onto the actual surface of the emitter.
Figure 3.1 Basic optical modulation methods
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CITC-CHANGA LEDs have relatively large emitting areas and as a result are not as good light sources as LDs. However, they are widely used for short to moderate transmission distance because they are much more economical, quite liner in of light output versus electrical current input and stable in of light output versus ambient temperature. LDs on the other hand have very small light emitting surface and can couple many times more power to the fiber than LEDs. LDs are also linear in of light output versus electrical current input,but unlike LEDs they are not stable over wide operating temperate ranges and requires more elaborate circuity to achieve acceptable stability. In addition, their added cost makes them primarily useful for applications that requires the transmission of signal over long distance. LEDs and LDs operate in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum so that their light output is usually invisible to the human eye. Their operating wavelength are chosen to be compatible with the lowest transmission loss wavelength of glass fibers and highest sensitivity ranges of photodiodes. The most common wavelength in use today are 850nm,1300nm and 1550 nm. Both LEDs and LDs are available in all three wavelength. LEDs and LDs, as previously stated, are modulated in one of two ways, on and off, or lineary. Figure 3.2 shows simplified circuitry to achieve either method with an LED or LD. A transistor is used to switch the LED or LD on and off in step with an input digital signal. This signal can be converted from almost any digital format by the appropriate circuitry, into the correct base drive for the transistor. Overall speed id then determined by the circuitry and the inherent speed of LED or LD. Used in this manner, speeds of several hundred megahertz are read ily achieved for LEDs and thousands of megahertz for LEDs. Temperature stabilization circuitry for the LD has been omitted from this example for simplicity. LEDs do not normally require any temperature stabilization. Liner modulation of an LED or LD is accomplished by the operational amplifier circuit of figure 3B. The inverting input is used to supply the modulating drive to the LED or LD while the non- inverting input supplies a DC bias reference. Once again temperature stabilization circuitry for the LED has been omitted from this example for simplicity
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Figure 3.2 Methode of modulating LED or Laser Diodes
Digital on/off modulation of an LED or LD can take a number of forms. The simplest as we have already seen is light-on for a logic “1” and light off for a logic “0”. Two other common forms are pulse width modulation and pulse rate modulation. In the former a constant stream of pulses is produced with signifying a logic “1” and another width a logic “0”. In the latter the pulse are all of the same width but the pulse rate changes to differentiate between logic “1” and logic “0”. Analog modulation can also take a number of forms. The simplest is intensity modulation where the brightness if the LED is varied in direct step with the variation of the transmitted signal. In the other methods, an RF carrier is first frequency modulated with another signal or, in some cases, several RF carriers are separately modulated with separate signals, then all are combined and transmitted as one complex wave form. Figure 3.3 shows all of the above modulation methods as a function of light output. The equivalent operating frequency of light, which is, after all, electromagnetic eadiation, is extremely high – on the order of 1,000,000 GHz. The output bandwidth of the light produced by LEDs and laser diodes is quiet wide.
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Figure 3.3 Various Methodes to |Optically Trasmit Anaformation Unfortunately today’s technology does not allow this bandwidth to be selectively used in the way that conventional radio frequency transmissions are utilized. Rather, the entire optical bandwidth is turned on and turn off in the same way that early “spark transmissions” (in the infancy of radio), turned wide portions of the RF spectrum on and off. However, with time, researchers will overcome this obstacle and “coherent transmissions”, as they are called, will become the direction in which the fiber optic field progresses.
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4. Optical receiver Defination: A device that detects an optical signal, converts it to an electrical signal, and processes the electrical signal as required for further use.
4.1 introduction of receiver The basic optical receiver converts the modulated light coming from the optical fiber back into a replica of the original signal applied to the transmitter. The detector of this modulated light is usually a photodiode of either the PIN or the Avalanche type. This detector is mounted in a connector similar to the one used for the LED or LD. Photodiodes usually have a large sensitive detecting area that can be several hundred micron in diameter. This relaxes the need for special precaution in centering the fiber in the receiving connecter and makes the “alignment” concern much less critical than it is in optical transmitter. Since the amount of light that exits a fiber is quite small, optical receiver usually employ high gain internal amplifiers. Because of this, optical receiver can be easily overloaded. For this reason, it is important only to the size fiber specified for use with a given system. If, for example, a transmitter/receiver pair designed for use with signal- mode fiber were used with multimode fiber, the large amount of light present at the output of the fiber (due to over-coupling at the light source) would overload the receiver and cause a severely distorted output signal. Similarly, if transmitter/receiver pair designed for use with multimode fiber were used with signal- mode fiber, not enough light would reach the receiver, resulting in either an excessively noisy output signal or no signal at all. The only time any sort of receiver “mismatching” might be considered is when there is so much excessive loss in the fiber that the extra 5 to 15 dB of light coupled into a multimode fiber by a signal- mode light source is the only chance to achieve proper operation. However, this is an extreme case and is not normally recommended.
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CITC-CHANGA As in the case of transmitter, optical receivers are available in both analog and digital versions. Both types usually employ an analog preamplifier stage, followed by either an analog or digital output stage (depending on the type of receiver). Figure 4.1 is a functional diagram of a simple analog optical receiver. The first stage in an operational amplifier connected as a current-to-voltage convert. This stage takes the tiny current from the photodiode and converts it into a voltage, Usually in the millivolt range. The next stage is a simple operational voltage amplifier. Here the signal is raised to the desired output level.
Figure 4.1 Basic Analog Fiber Optic Receiver
Figure 4.2 is a functional diagram of a simple digital optical receiver. As in the case of the analog receiver, the first stage is a current-to- voltage converter. The output of this stage, however, is fed to a voltage comparator, which produces a clean, fast rise-time digital output signal. The trigger level adjustment, when it is present, it used to “touch up” the point on the analog signal where the comparator switches. This allows the symmetry of the recovered digital signal to be trimmed as accurately as desired. Additional stages are often added to both analog and digital receiver to provide drivers for coaxial cable, protocol converters or a host of other function in efforts to reproduce the original signal as accurately as possible.
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CITC-CHANGA It is important to note that while fiber optic cable is immune to all forms of interference, the electronic receiver is not, because of this, normal precautions, such as shielding and grounding, should be taken when using fiber optic electronic components.
Figure 4.2 Basic Digital Fiber Optic Receiver
4.2 Basic section of receiver: The typical through-the-air communication receiver can be broken down into five separate section. These are: 1.light collector (lens) 2.light detector (PIN) 3.current to voltage converter 4.signal amplifier 5.pulse discriminator. There may also be additional circuits depending on the kind of the signal being received. As an example, a receiver that is extracting voice information will need a frequency to voltage converter and an audio amplifier to reproduce the original voice signal. Computer data receiver will also need some decoding circuits that would configure the transmitted serial data into 8 bit words. However, this section will concentrate on the circuits needed for processing voice information.
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4.2.1 Light collector: For long-range application it is essential to collect the weak modulated light from the distance transmitter with a glass or plastic lens and focus it onto a silicon PIN photodiode. Although mirrors could also be used to collect the light, glass or plastic lenses are easier to use and cost less. Plastic lenses measuring from a fraction of an inch to six inches are available. For a system that demands a large lens, the flat “Fresnel” lens is much less expensive than a solid lens. Forming special concentric bumps in a clear plastic sheet makes Fresnel lenses. The bumps bend the light just as a conventional thick lens would. Fresnel lenses are available with diameter or several feet. For contain short-range application it may also be possible to use a naked light detector without any lens. Distances up to several hundred feet are possible with system that don’t rely on lenses at either the transmitter or the receiver. Lens- less system are especially useful when very wide acceptance angles are required. Many cordless IR stereo headset use two or more naked detector to provide acceptance angles approaching 360 degrees. The lens chosen should be as large as possible but not too large. A lens that is too large can produce a half angle acceptance angles that is too small. Acceptance angles less than about 0.3 degrees will result in alignment difficulties. Building sway and atmospheric disturbances can cause signal disruption with narrow acceptance angles. A rough rule-of-thumb might be that the lens diameter should not be more than 100 times larger than diameter of the active area of the PIN detector. Also, the receiver should never be positioned so sunlight will destroy the sensor. A north/south alignment for the transmitter and the receiver will usually prevent an optical system from going blind from focused sunlight.
4.2.2 Light detector: As discussed in the section on light detectors, the silicon PIN photodiode is the recommended detector for most all through-the-air communications. Such a detector works best when reversed biased. In the reversed biased mode it becomes a diode that leaks current in response to the light striking it. The current is directly proportional to the incident light power level (light intensity). When detecting light at its peak spectrum response wavelength of 900 nanometer, the silicon PIN photodiode will leak about 0.5 micro amps of current for each microwatts of
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CITC-CHANGA light striking it. This relationship is independent to the size of the detector. The PIN photodiode size should be chosen based on the required frequency response and the Desired acceptance angle with the lens being used. Large PIN photodiodes will have slower response times than smaller devices. For example, 1cm X 1cm diodes should not be used for modulation frequency beyond 200KHz, while 2.5cm X 2.5cm diodes will work beyond 50MHz. If a long range is desired, the largest photodiode possible that will handle the modulation frequency should be used.
4.2.3 Stray light filter: Some systems can benefit from the placement of an optical fiber between the lens and the photodiode. The filter can reduce the effects of sunlight and some stray light from distant street lamps. Filters can be specially effective if the light detector is going to be processing light from a diode laser. Since laser light has a very narrow bandwidth, an optical band filter that perfectly matches the laser light can make a light receiver nearly blind to stray sunlight. If light emitting diode light sources are used, optical filters with a much broader bandwidth are needed. Such a filter may be needed for some situation where man- made light is severe. Many electronically controlled fluorescent and metal vapor lamps can produce unwanted modulated light that could interfere with the light from the distance transmitter. But, in all but a few rare exceptions, band filter produce few overall improvements if the correct detector circuit is used. Since be optical filter is perfectly transparent, the noise reduction benefits of the filter usually do not outweigh the loss of light through the filter. Also, if the detector is going to process mostly visible light, no optical filter should be used.
4.2.4 Current to voltage converter: The current from the PIN detector is usually converted to a voltage before the signal is amplified. The current to voltage convert is perhaps the most important section of any optical receiver circuit. An improperly designed circuit will often suffer from excessive noise associated with ambient light focused onto the detector. Many published magazine circuit and even many commercially made optical communication system fall short of achievable goals from poorly designed front-end circuits. Many of these circuit are greatly influenced by ambient light and therefore suffer
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4.2.5 Signal amplifier: As discussed above, the transimpedance amplifier converts the PIN current to a voltage. However, it may be too much to expert one amplifier stage to boost the signal o f interest to a useful level. Typically, one or more voltage amplifier stage after the front end circuit are needed. Often the post amplifiers will include some additio nal signal filter son only the desired signals are amplified, rejecting more of the undesired noise. The circuit uses a quality operational amplifier in conjunction with some filter circuit designed to process light pulses lasting about 1 micro second. The circuit boosts the signal by a factor of X20.
4.2.6 Pulse discriminator : Once the signal has been sufficiency amplified and filtered, it often needs to be separated completely from any background noise. Since most system use pulse frequency modulation techniques to transmit the information, the most common method to sepa rate the signal from noise is with the use of a voltage comparator. The comparator can produce an output signal that is thousand of time higher in amplitude than the input signal. As an example, a properly designed comparator circuit can produce a 5 volt peak to peak TTL logic output signal from a input of only a few millivolts. But, to insure that the comparator can faithfully extract the signal of interest, the signal must be greater in amplitude than any noise by a sizeable margin. For most applications, I recommend that the signal to noise ratio exceed a factor of at least 10:1 (20 db). Then, with a properly designed comparator circuit, the comparator output would change state (toggle) only when signal is present and will not be effected bt noise.
4.2.7 Audio power amplifier: The final circuit needed to complete a voice grade light pulse receiver is an audio power amplifier. It cause a signal inexpensive LM386 IC. The circuit is designed to drive a pair of audio headphones. The variable resistor shown is used to adjust the audio volume. Since the voice audio system described above dies not transmit stereo audio, the left and right headphones are wired in parallel so both ears receive the same audio signal.
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4.2.8 Noise considerations: One of the most difficult problems to overcome in an optical through the air communication system in ambient light. Any stray sunlight or bright background light that is collected by the receiver optics and focused onto the light detector will produce a large stedy state DC level through the detector circuit. Although much of the DC is ignored with the use of an inductive amplifier method in the front-end circuit, the large DC component in the light detector will produce some unwanted broadband noise. The noise is very much like the background static you may hear on an AM radio when tunning the dial between stations. As discussed in the section on light detector, the amount of noise produces by the detector is predictable.
The equation describe how the detector noise varies with ambient light. The relationship follows a square root function. That means if the ambient light level increases by a factor of four, the noise produced at the detector only doubles. This characteristic both helps and hurts a light receiver circuit, depending on whether the system is being used during the light of day or during the dark of night. The equation predicts that for high ambient daytime condition, you will have to dramatically reduce the amount of ambient light striking the detector in order to see an significant reduction in the amount of noise produce at the detector circuit. The equation also describes that under dark nighttime conditions, the stray light has to dramatically increase in order to produce a sizable elevation in noiself the system must work during both day and night, it will have to contend with worst daytime noise condition. Conversely, some light receivers could take advantage of the low stray light conditions found at night and produce a communication system with a much longer range than would be otherwise possible if it were used during daylight.
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LIGHT DETECTOR NOISE Ld= (𝟑. 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟗 )(𝑩𝒘)(𝑬)(𝒍𝒂)
Ld = RMS NOISE CURRENT FOR DETECTOR IN AMPS Bw = RECIVER BANDWIDTH IN HERTZ E = DETECTOR CONVERSION EFFICINCY (TYP 0.5) la = DETECTOR DC CURRENT FROM AMBIENT LIGHT IN AMPS NOTE: TYPICAL PEAK NOISE IS APPROX. 5X THE RMS
As mentioned above, interesting an optical filter between the lens and the light detector can reduce the effects of ambient light. But, as shown by the noise equation, the amount of light hitting the detectors needs to be dramatically reduce to produce a sizeable reduction in the induced noise Since most sunlight contains a sizable amount of infrared light, such filter do not reduce the noise level very much. However, very narrow band filters that can be selected to match the wavelength of laser diode light source, are effective in reducing ambient light and therefore noise.
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5.Fiber Optic Cable 5.1 Basic principle of fiber optic cable: 5.1.1 Total internal reflection: An unusual observation- a discrepant event –was observed in a recent lab-the index of Refraction lab.the refraction of light yhough a glass block in the shape of an isosceles Tringle was investigated (at least, so we thought ). In the lab, a ray of light entered the Face of the triangular without refraction since it was incident along the normal. The ray of light then traveled in a straight line through the glass untill it reached the Secondary boundary . Only instead of transmitting across this boundary , the entirety of the light seemed to reflect off the boundary and transmitting out the opposite face of the isosceles triangle .This discrepant event bothered many as htey spent several minutes looking for the light to reflract through the second boundry. Then finally ,to their amazement ,they looked through the third face of block and could clearly seee the ray. What happened ? Why did light not refracted through the second face
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CITC-CHANGA The phenomenon observed in this part of the lab is known as total internal reflection.Total internal reflaction , or TIR as it is intimately called , is the reflaction of the total Amount of incident light at the boundary between two mediam.To understand total Internal reflection, we will begin the thought experiment. Suppose that a laser beam is submerged in a tank of water (dont do this at home ) and Pointed upward toward water-air buondary .Then suppose that the angle at which the beam is directed upward is slowly alterd,beginning with samll angle of incidence and procedding toward larger and larger angle of incidence. What would be observed in such experiment? If we understand the principle of Boundry behaviour, we would expect that we would observed both refletion and refraction. And indeed that is what is observed(mostly). But that”s not only obervation which ehich we could make. We would also observed that the intensity of the reflection and reflacted rays do not remain constant , At angle of incidence close to 0 degree ,most of the light energy is transmitted across the boundry and very littel of it is reflacted. As the angle is incresed to greater and greater angle , we would begin to observed less reflaction and more reflaction . That is, as the angle of inciedence is increased, the brightness of the reflacted ray decreases and the brightness of the reflacted ray increases. Finally ,we would observed that the angle of the reflaction are not equal. Since the light waves would refract away from the normal (a case of the SFA principle of refraction.) the angle of the refraction would be greater than the angle of incidence. And if this the case , the angle of refraction would also be greater than the angle of Reflaction (since the angle of reflaction and incidence are the same). As the angle of Incidence is increased ,the angle of reflaction would eventually reched a 90 degree Angle.These principle are depicted in the diagram below.
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Figure 5.1.2 The maxiaum possible angle of reflection is 90-degree . Ifyou think about it (a practical which always helps),you recognize that if the angle of refraction were greater than 90 degrees,then refracted ray would lie on the incident side of the medium – that’s just not possible .So in the laser beam in the water there is some specific value for the angle of incident (we’ll call it the “crtical angle”) which yeild an angle of refraction of 90-degree. This particular value for the angle of incident could be calculated using Snell’s law (ni=1.33,nI=1.000,Ө I=90 degree, Ө i=???) and would be found to be 48.6 degree. Any angle of incidence which is greater than 48.6 degree would not result in any refraction. Instead when the angles of incidence is greater (the critical angle ) all of the energy the (the totol energy ) carried by the incident waveto the boundary stays within the water( internal to the origianl medium) and undergoes reflaction off the boundary.When this happens, totol internal reflaction occurs. Total internal reflection (TIR) is the phenomenon which involves the reflection of all the incident light off the boundary. TIR only takes place both of the following two condition are met:
The light is themore dense medium and approching the less dense medium. The angle if incidence is greater than the so called criacal angle.
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CITC-CHANGA Total internal reflection will not take place unless the incident light is traveling within the more optical dense material medium toward the less optically dense medium.TIR will happen for light traveling from water toward air,but it will not happen for light traveling from air toward water.TIR would happen for light traveling from water .TIR would happen for light traveling from (n=1.333) toward crown glass(n=1.52) TIR occurs becuase the angle of reflection reaches a 90 degree before the angle of reflection reaches a 90-degree angle. The only way for the angle of reflection to be greater than the angle of reflection , is for light to be bend away to the normal. Since light only bend away from the normal when ing from a more dense medium to the less medium . then this would be a necessary condition for total internal reflection. Total internal refletion occurs with large angle of incidence . Question: How large iv large? Answer: larger than critical angle for water air boundary is 48.6 degree.So for angle of incidence greater than 48.6-degreee.TIR occurs .but 48.6 degree is the critical angle only for the water-air boundary .The actual value of critical angle is dependant upon the two material on either side of the boundary .For the crown glass-air is 41.1 degree. For the diamond-air boundary, the critical angle is 24.4 degree.For the diamond-water buondary, the critical angle is 33.4 degree . The critical angle is diffrent for diffrent media, we will investigate how to determine the critical angle for any two material. For now, let’s internalize the idea that TIR can only occurs if the idea that TIR can only occurs if the anglr of incidence is greater than the critical angle for the particular combination of materials.
Figure 5.1.3
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Total internal reflection was demonstrated in class through a variety of demonstrated.In one such demonstation , a beam of laser light was directed into a coiled plastic thing-a- majig. The plastic served as “light pipe,” directed the light through the coiled untill it final existed out the opposite end .Once the light entered the plastic , it was in the more dense med ium. Every time the light approached the plastic-air boundary, it was approching at angle greater than the critical angle .The two condition necessary for TIR were met,and all of the incident light at the plasticair boundary stayed internal to the plastic and underwent reflection . And with the room light off. Every becomes quickly awre that once more physics is better than druges.
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5.2 optical fiber launching light: Once the transmitter has converted the electrical input signal fro m whatever form of modulated light is desired , the light must be “launched” into the optical fiber . As previously mentioned,there are two mwthods whereby light is coupled into a fiber onse ics by pigtailing. The other is by placing the fibre’s tip in very close proximity to an LED or LD. When the proximity type of coupling is employed ,the amount of light that will enter the fiber is a function of one of four factors: the intensity of the LED or LD,the area of the light emitting surface,the acceptance angle of the fiber, the fiber ,and the losses due to reflection and scattering. Following is a short discussion on each: Intensity : The intensity of an LED or LD is a function of its design and is usuaiiy specified in of total power output at a particular drive current .sometime,this figure is given a actual power taht is delivered into a particular type of fiber of all other factor being equal,more power provided by an LED or LD translates to more power “launched” into fiber. Area: The amount of light “launched” into a fiber is a function of the a area of the light emitting surface compared to the area of the light accepting core of the fiber . The smaller this ratio is ,the more light that is launched into the fiber Acceptance Angle: The acceptance angle of a fiber is expressed in of numeric aperture.The numerical aperture (NA ) is defined as the sine of one half of the acceptnace of the fiber .Typical NA values are 0.1 to0.4 which correspond the acceptance angle of 11 degree ti 46 degree.Optical fiber will only transmitte light that enters at an angle that is an equal to or less than the acceptance angle for the particular fiber. Other losses: other than opaque obesruction on the surface of a liber, there is always a loss due to reflaction from the entrance and exit surface of any fiber. This loss is called the Fresnall loss and is equal to about 4% for each transition between a air and glass. There are special coupling gels that can be applied between glass surface to reduce this loss when necessary.
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Figure 5.4.1 Diffrerent Light Path Length Determine The Bandwidth of Fiber
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As figure 5.4.1 illustrated, a ray of light that enters a fiber at a small angle (M1) has a shorter path through the fiber than light which enters at an angle close to the maximum acceptance angle (M2), as a result ,diffrent .”rays” (or modes) of light reach the end of the fiber at different times, even through the original source is same LED or LD. This produces a “smearing” effect or uncertainty as to where the start and end of a pulse occurs at the output end of the fiber- which in turn limits the maximum frequency that can be transmitted. In short, the less modes, the higher the bandwidth of the fiber. The way that the number of modes is reduced is making the core of the fiber as small as possible. Single- mode fiber, with a core measuring only 8 to 10 microns in diameter, has a much higher bandwidth becuase it allows only a few modes of light to propogate along its core. Fiber with a wider core diameter such as 50 and 62.5 microns, allows many modes to propagate and are therefore referred to as “multimode” fibers. Typical bandwidth for common fiber range from a few MHz per km for verry large core fibers, to hundreds of MHz per km for standard multimode fiber, to thousands of fiber increase, its bandwidth will decrease proportionally. For example, afiber cable that can 500MHz bandwidth at a distance of one km only be able to 250MHz at 2 km and 100MHz at 5 km. Because single –mode fiber has such a high inherent bandwidth, the “bandwidth reduction as a function of length” factor is not real issue of concern when using this type of fiber. However, it is a consideration when using multimode fiber, as its maximum bandwidth often falls within the range of the signals most often used in point-to-point transmission systems.
5.5 Fiber Optic Cable Construction: Fiber optic cable comes in all sizes and shapes. Like coaxial cable, its actual construction is a function of its intended application. It also has a similar “feel” and appearance. Figure 5.5.1 is a sketch of a typical fiber optic cable. The basic optic fiber is provided with a buffer coating which is mainly used for proctection during the manufacture praocess. This fiber is then enclosed in a central pvc loose tube which allows the fiber to flex and bend, particularly when going around corners or when being pulled through conduits.around the loose tube is a braided kevlar yarn strength member which absorb most of the strain put on the fiber during installtion.
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Figure 5.5.1 Constuction of a Typical Fiber Optic Cable Finally , a PVC outer jacket seals the cable and prevents moisture from entering. Basic optical fiber is ideal for most inter-building application where extreme ruggedness is not required . In addition to the “basic” variety. It is also available for just about any application , including direct biried ,armored,rodent resistant cable with steel outer jacket, and UL approved plenum grade cable. Colored-coded, multi- fiber cable is also available.
5.6 Other Types Of Fiber : Two additional types of fiber – very large core diameter silica fiber and fiber made completely of plastic- are normally not employed for data transmission. Silica fiber it typically used in application involving high power lase and sensors, such as medical laser-surgery. All- plastic fiber is useful for very short data links within eqquipment beacuse it may be used with relatively inexpensive LEDs . An isolation system fo r use as part of a high voltage power supply would be typical exmple of application for plasic fiber.
5.7 Optical connectors: Optical connectors are the means by which fiber optic cable is usually connected to peripheral equipment and to other fiber. These connectors are similar to their electrical counterpart in function and outward apperance but are actually high precision devices.
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In operation,the connector centers the small fiber so that its light gathering cores lies directly core lies directly over and in line with light source (or other fiber) to tolerances of a few ten thousandths of an inch. Since the core size of common 50 micron fiber is only 0.002 inches, the need for such extreme tolerances is obvious. There are many different types of optical connectors in use today. The SMA connectors, which was first develope before the invention of single- mode fiber, was the most popular types connectors until recently. Figures 5.7.1 shows an exploded view of the parts of this connector.
Figure 5.7.1 Construction of SMA Connector The most popular type of multimode connector in use today is the ST connectors. Initially developed by AT&T for telecommunication purposes, this connectors will exhibits less than 1 dB (20%) of loss and does not require aligment sleeves or similar devices. The inclusion of an “anti-rotaion tab” assures that every times connectors are mated, the fibers always return to the same rotational position assuring constant, uniform performance. ST connectors are available for both multi- mode and single- mode fibers, the primary difference being the overall tolerances. Note that multi- mode ST connectors will only perform properly with multimode fibers. More expensive single-mode ST connectors will perform with both singlemode anr multimode fibers.
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The installation procedure for the ST connector is not difficult and can be easily mastered by any system installer. Figure 5.7.2 shows same of the major feature of the typical ST connector.
Figure 5.7.2 Major Feature of The Standard ST Connector
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6. guide 6.1 Operating Manual: First of all check off the component against the component listing on the next page. Especially make sue toget the resistors correctly identified. Note that the FO emitter and detector modules are very similar. The components for both board are mixed together. Make one board at a time. Look at the circuit schematic diagram, identify the component them place it in the board. It is generally best to add the lowest hight component first. So place the resistor first. The elecret microphone must be inserted with a pin connected to the metal case connected to the negative rall (that is, to the ground of zero voltage side of the circuit) . This is marked with a sign on the Mic on the transmitting circuit board. Make sure to get the electrolytic capacitors around the correct way.
6.2 Technical Specification: 1. Working voltage: 230v AC 2. Operating current: 250MA 3. Range : 1.5m
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6.3 Part(Components) List [Tx]
R1
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47KPF, DISC
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4007 DIODE(4 nos.)
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U2,U3
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Q1
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FBO TRANSMITTER
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10K LOG VOLUME CONTROL
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C7
10UF/25V
C10
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D1-D4
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Referances: Books:(1) Optical Fiber Communication by Gerd Kaiser (2) Optic Fiber Communication by Senior
WEBSITE:@www.alldatasheet.com @www.google.com @www.nationalsemiconductor.com @www.atmel.com @www.kitrus.com
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
At first, well it is appeared a copmlicated task but if some one bestows us direction then its not difficult task for us. So after started our project we have found lots of assitance from our intrenal project guide and also our H.O.D.Well actually on this acknowledgement we are only two in this project. But the reallty of this matter is, there are lots of people, working “behind this scenes” helping in every possible way in making our project.
We are thankful to our internal project guide Mr. Dharmendra chauhan of our colloge, for providing proper guidance in successful completion of this project. As well as also thankful to our H.O.D Mr. Jaymin bhalani ,who trust us as asuccesful project learner.
We can’t forgot to thank our parents who are always with us to help us and give full in every good work we do.So we give exceptional thanks to our loving parents.
Maulik B. Patel(17/EC/63) Parth P. Patel(07/EC/70)
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ABSTRACT This kit can be used to send signal in well over 200 yards of cable.Note that the plastic FO cable used here is not the glass 1 micron FO cable which is used in long distance (say 20 miles) communication. However, Plastic cable introduces most FO concept, is far easier for the experimenter to use and certainly has definite uses for short distance communication in electrically noisy environment. This Kit allows you to send sound through 1mm plastic fiber optic (FO) cable. On the transmitter (Tx) circuit board there is a microphone and a circuit to modulate the light emitted from an LED. The LED is contained in a plastic case which allows easy connection of the FO cable. This Kit can be used to send a signal in well over 200 yards of cable. Note that the plastic FO On the receiver (Rx) boards there is the photo-Darlington receiver unit, a speaker and a circuit and amplify the detected signal back into a sound wave. Because the signal travels in the FO cable as a light wave it is unaffected by any electric or magnetic fields that it travels through. Each board requires a 9V battery. However, for continuous use pluf packs packs would be advised.
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1.1General description of project:
This kit allows you to send sound through 1mm plastic fiber optic cable on the transmitter TX circuit board there is microphone & a circuit to modulate the light emitted from an LED is contained in a plastic case which allows easy connection of the fiber optic cable. On the receiver RX board there photo darlington receiver unit, a speaker and a circuit to convert and amplify the detected signal back in to a sound wave. Because the signal travels in the fiber cable as light wave it is unaffected by any electric or magnetic fields that it travels through. Each board requires a 9V battery. However for continuous use plug packs would be advised.
1.2 Basic description of fiber optic cable: To understand how a fiber optic cable works, imagine an immensely long drinking straw or flexible plastic pipe. For example imagine a pipe is several miles long. Now imagine that the inside surface of the pipe has been coated with a perfect mirror. Now imagine that you are looking in to one end of the pipe. Several miles away at the other end a friend turns on a flash light and shines it in to pipe. Because the interior of the pipe is the perfect mirror the flash light’s lights will reflect off the sides of pipe (even though the pipe may curve and twist) and you will see it at the other end. If your friend were to turn the flash light on and off in a morse code fashion your friend could communicate with you through pipe. That is the essence of a fiber optic cable. Making a cable out of a mirrored tube would work, but it would be bulky and it would also be hard to coat the interior of the tube with a perfect mirror. A real fiber optic cable is therefore made out of glass. The glass is incredibly pure so that even though it is several miles long, light can still make it through imagine glass so transparent that window severa l miles thick still looks clear. The glass is drawn in to very strand with a thickness comparable to that of a human hair. The glass strand is then coated in two layers of plastic.
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2.1 Block Diagram: When deg a fiber optic system there arre many factors that must be considered- all of which contribute to the final goal of ensuring that enough light reaches the receiver. Without the right amount of light, the entire system will not operate properly. Figure 2.1 identifies many of these factors and consideration.
Figure 2.1 Importants Parameters to Consider When Specifying F/O System
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Figure 2.2 –elements of a fiber optic link
The optical fiber connects the transmitter and the receiver. This fiber may be either singal- mode or multimode.
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Figure 2.3- Cross section of an optical fiber The receiver uses either a PIN photodiode or an APD to receive the optical signal and convert it back signal qun to an electrical signal. A data demodulator convert the data into its original electrical from. These element comprise the simplest link, but other elements may also appear in a fiber optic transmission system. For example, the addition of WDM components allows two separate signals to be ed into a composite signal for transmission, and then can be separated into their original signals at the receiver end. Other wavelength-division multiplexing techniques allow up to eight signal(CWDM) or more (DWDM) to be combined onto a signal fiber. These are discussed in separate articles as linked in the paragraph. Long distance fiber optic transmission leads to further system complexity. Many long- haul transmission systems require signal regenerators, signal repeaters, or optical amplifiers such as EDFAs in order to maintain signal quality. System drop/pepeat/add requirement, such as those in multichannel broadcast networks, further add to the fiber optic system, incorporating add-drop multiplexers, couplers/splitters, signal fanouts,dispersion management equipment, remote monitoring and error-correction components. See the linked articles for additional on these components.
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2.3 Circuit Diagram:
Figure 2.4 Powe r supply of Trans mitter
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Figure 2.5 Powe r supply of receiver
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Figure 2.7 Optical Transmitte r
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Figure 2.8 Opical receiver
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2.4 Circuit Operation First we have to give 230 v supply to trans former which will convert the 230v supply to 12v AC supply. Now, we are using full-wave rectifier circuit to convert 12v AC to DC. And, this ckt we use for both transmitter and receiver power supply circuit. The voice signal begins as a sounf wave. It is converted to an electrical signal by the electrets microphone in the TX circuit. This signal is amplified by the LM741 audio amplifier and converted to an optical signal by switching the voltage to the fiber optic transmitter via a signal transistor. This optical signal is fed in to the plastic fiber optic cable. At the other end of the cable the optical signal is directed at a photo darlington in the receiver, which converts it to an electrical signal again. The signal is amplified and fed into a speaker where it becomes to a sound wave. A voltage regulator has been used in the circuit to overcome feed back in the circuit.
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3. Optical transmitter Defination: A device that accepts an electrical signal as its input, processes this signal, and uses it to modulate an opto-electronic device, such as an LED or an injection laser diode, to produce an optical signal capable of being transmitted via an optical transmission medium.
3.1 Introducation to transmitter: The basic optical transmitter converts electrical input signals into modulated light for transmission light over an optical fiber. Depending on the nature of this signal, the resulting modulated light may be turned on and off or may be linearly varied in intensity between two predetermined levels. Figure 3.1 shows a graphic representation of these two basic schemes. The most common devices used as the light source in optical transmitter are the light emitting diode(LED) and the laser diode(LD). In a fiber optic system, these devices are Mounted in a package that enables an optical fiber to be placed in very close proximity to the light emitting region in order to couple as much light as possible into the fiber. In some cases, the emitter is even fitted with a tiny spherical lens to collect and focus “every last drop” of light onto the fiber and in other cases, a fiber is “pigtailed” directly onto the actual surface of the emitter.
Figure 3.1 Basic optical modulation methods
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CITC-CHANGA LEDs have relatively large emitting areas and as a result are not as good light sources as LDs. However, they are widely used for short to moderate transmission distance because they are much more economical, quite liner in of light output versus electrical current input and stable in of light output versus ambient temperature. LDs on the other hand have very small light emitting surface and can couple many times more power to the fiber than LEDs. LDs are also linear in of light output versus electrical current input,but unlike LEDs they are not stable over wide operating temperate ranges and requires more elaborate circuity to achieve acceptable stability. In addition, their added cost makes them primarily useful for applications that requires the transmission of signal over long distance. LEDs and LDs operate in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum so that their light output is usually invisible to the human eye. Their operating wavelength are chosen to be compatible with the lowest transmission loss wavelength of glass fibers and highest sensitivity ranges of photodiodes. The most common wavelength in use today are 850nm,1300nm and 1550 nm. Both LEDs and LDs are available in all three wavelength. LEDs and LDs, as previously stated, are modulated in one of two ways, on and off, or lineary. Figure 3.2 shows simplified circuitry to achieve either method with an LED or LD. A transistor is used to switch the LED or LD on and off in step with an input digital signal. This signal can be converted from almost any digital format by the appropriate circuitry, into the correct base drive for the transistor. Overall speed id then determined by the circuitry and the inherent speed of LED or LD. Used in this manner, speeds of several hundred megahertz are read ily achieved for LEDs and thousands of megahertz for LEDs. Temperature stabilization circuitry for the LD has been omitted from this example for simplicity. LEDs do not normally require any temperature stabilization. Liner modulation of an LED or LD is accomplished by the operational amplifier circuit of figure 3B. The inverting input is used to supply the modulating drive to the LED or LD while the non- inverting input supplies a DC bias reference. Once again temperature stabilization circuitry for the LED has been omitted from this example for simplicity
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Figure 3.2 Methode of modulating LED or Laser Diodes
Digital on/off modulation of an LED or LD can take a number of forms. The simplest as we have already seen is light-on for a logic “1” and light off for a logic “0”. Two other common forms are pulse width modulation and pulse rate modulation. In the former a constant stream of pulses is produced with signifying a logic “1” and another width a logic “0”. In the latter the pulse are all of the same width but the pulse rate changes to differentiate between logic “1” and logic “0”. Analog modulation can also take a number of forms. The simplest is intensity modulation where the brightness if the LED is varied in direct step with the variation of the transmitted signal. In the other methods, an RF carrier is first frequency modulated with another signal or, in some cases, several RF carriers are separately modulated with separate signals, then all are combined and transmitted as one complex wave form. Figure 3.3 shows all of the above modulation methods as a function of light output. The equivalent operating frequency of light, which is, after all, electromagnetic eadiation, is extremely high – on the order of 1,000,000 GHz. The output bandwidth of the light produced by LEDs and laser diodes is quiet wide.
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Figure 3.3 Various Methodes to |Optically Trasmit Anaformation Unfortunately today’s technology does not allow this bandwidth to be selectively used in the way that conventional radio frequency transmissions are utilized. Rather, the entire optical bandwidth is turned on and turn off in the same way that early “spark transmissions” (in the infancy of radio), turned wide portions of the RF spectrum on and off. However, with time, researchers will overcome this obstacle and “coherent transmissions”, as they are called, will become the direction in which the fiber optic field progresses.
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4. Optical receiver Defination: A device that detects an optical signal, converts it to an electrical signal, and processes the electrical signal as required for further use.
4.1 introduction of receiver The basic optical receiver converts the modulated light coming from the optical fiber back into a replica of the original signal applied to the transmitter. The detector of this modulated light is usually a photodiode of either the PIN or the Avalanche type. This detector is mounted in a connector similar to the one used for the LED or LD. Photodiodes usually have a large sensitive detecting area that can be several hundred micron in diameter. This relaxes the need for special precaution in centering the fiber in the receiving connecter and makes the “alignment” concern much less critical than it is in optical transmitter. Since the amount of light that exits a fiber is quite small, optical receiver usually employ high gain internal amplifiers. Because of this, optical receiver can be easily overloaded. For this reason, it is important only to the size fiber specified for use with a given system. If, for example, a transmitter/receiver pair designed for use with signal- mode fiber were used with multimode fiber, the large amount of light present at the output of the fiber (due to over-coupling at the light source) would overload the receiver and cause a severely distorted output signal. Similarly, if transmitter/receiver pair designed for use with multimode fiber were used with signal- mode fiber, not enough light would reach the receiver, resulting in either an excessively noisy output signal or no signal at all. The only time any sort of receiver “mismatching” might be considered is when there is so much excessive loss in the fiber that the extra 5 to 15 dB of light coupled into a multimode fiber by a signal- mode light source is the only chance to achieve proper operation. However, this is an extreme case and is not normally recommended.
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CITC-CHANGA As in the case of transmitter, optical receivers are available in both analog and digital versions. Both types usually employ an analog preamplifier stage, followed by either an analog or digital output stage (depending on the type of receiver). Figure 4.1 is a functional diagram of a simple analog optical receiver. The first stage in an operational amplifier connected as a current-to-voltage convert. This stage takes the tiny current from the photodiode and converts it into a voltage, Usually in the millivolt range. The next stage is a simple operational voltage amplifier. Here the signal is raised to the desired output level.
Figure 4.1 Basic Analog Fiber Optic Receiver
Figure 4.2 is a functional diagram of a simple digital optical receiver. As in the case of the analog receiver, the first stage is a current-to- voltage converter. The output of this stage, however, is fed to a voltage comparator, which produces a clean, fast rise-time digital output signal. The trigger level adjustment, when it is present, it used to “touch up” the point on the analog signal where the comparator switches. This allows the symmetry of the recovered digital signal to be trimmed as accurately as desired. Additional stages are often added to both analog and digital receiver to provide drivers for coaxial cable, protocol converters or a host of other function in efforts to reproduce the original signal as accurately as possible.
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Figure 4.2 Basic Digital Fiber Optic Receiver
4.2 Basic section of receiver: The typical through-the-air communication receiver can be broken down into five separate section. These are: 1.light collector (lens) 2.light detector (PIN) 3.current to voltage converter 4.signal amplifier 5.pulse discriminator. There may also be additional circuits depending on the kind of the signal being received. As an example, a receiver that is extracting voice information will need a frequency to voltage converter and an audio amplifier to reproduce the original voice signal. Computer data receiver will also need some decoding circuits that would configure the transmitted serial data into 8 bit words. However, this section will concentrate on the circuits needed for processing voice information.
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4.2.1 Light collector: For long-range application it is essential to collect the weak modulated light from the distance transmitter with a glass or plastic lens and focus it onto a silicon PIN photodiode. Although mirrors could also be used to collect the light, glass or plastic lenses are easier to use and cost less. Plastic lenses measuring from a fraction of an inch to six inches are available. For a system that demands a large lens, the flat “Fresnel” lens is much less expensive than a solid lens. Forming special concentric bumps in a clear plastic sheet makes Fresnel lenses. The bumps bend the light just as a conventional thick lens would. Fresnel lenses are available with diameter or several feet. For contain short-range application it may also be possible to use a naked light detector without any lens. Distances up to several hundred feet are possible with system that don’t rely on lenses at either the transmitter or the receiver. Lens- less system are especially useful when very wide acceptance angles are required. Many cordless IR stereo headset use two or more naked detector to provide acceptance angles approaching 360 degrees. The lens chosen should be as large as possible but not too large. A lens that is too large can produce a half angle acceptance angles that is too small. Acceptance angles less than about 0.3 degrees will result in alignment difficulties. Building sway and atmospheric disturbances can cause signal disruption with narrow acceptance angles. A rough rule-of-thumb might be that the lens diameter should not be more than 100 times larger than diameter of the active area of the PIN detector. Also, the receiver should never be positioned so sunlight will destroy the sensor. A north/south alignment for the transmitter and the receiver will usually prevent an optical system from going blind from focused sunlight.
4.2.2 Light detector: As discussed in the section on light detectors, the silicon PIN photodiode is the recommended detector for most all through-the-air communications. Such a detector works best when reversed biased. In the reversed biased mode it becomes a diode that leaks current in response to the light striking it. The current is directly proportional to the incident light power level (light intensity). When detecting light at its peak spectrum response wavelength of 900 nanometer, the silicon PIN photodiode will leak about 0.5 micro amps of current for each microwatts of
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4.2.3 Stray light filter: Some systems can benefit from the placement of an optical fiber between the lens and the photodiode. The filter can reduce the effects of sunlight and some stray light from distant street lamps. Filters can be specially effective if the light detector is going to be processing light from a diode laser. Since laser light has a very narrow bandwidth, an optical band filter that perfectly matches the laser light can make a light receiver nearly blind to stray sunlight. If light emitting diode light sources are used, optical filters with a much broader bandwidth are needed. Such a filter may be needed for some situation where man- made light is severe. Many electronically controlled fluorescent and metal vapor lamps can produce unwanted modulated light that could interfere with the light from the distance transmitter. But, in all but a few rare exceptions, band filter produce few overall improvements if the correct detector circuit is used. Since be optical filter is perfectly transparent, the noise reduction benefits of the filter usually do not outweigh the loss of light through the filter. Also, if the detector is going to process mostly visible light, no optical filter should be used.
4.2.4 Current to voltage converter: The current from the PIN detector is usually converted to a voltage before the signal is amplified. The current to voltage convert is perhaps the most important section of any optical receiver circuit. An improperly designed circuit will often suffer from excessive noise associated with ambient light focused onto the detector. Many published magazine circuit and even many commercially made optical communication system fall short of achievable goals from poorly designed front-end circuits. Many of these circuit are greatly influenced by ambient light and therefore suffer
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4.2.5 Signal amplifier: As discussed above, the transimpedance amplifier converts the PIN current to a voltage. However, it may be too much to expert one amplifier stage to boost the signal o f interest to a useful level. Typically, one or more voltage amplifier stage after the front end circuit are needed. Often the post amplifiers will include some additio nal signal filter son only the desired signals are amplified, rejecting more of the undesired noise. The circuit uses a quality operational amplifier in conjunction with some filter circuit designed to process light pulses lasting about 1 micro second. The circuit boosts the signal by a factor of X20.
4.2.6 Pulse discriminator : Once the signal has been sufficiency amplified and filtered, it often needs to be separated completely from any background noise. Since most system use pulse frequency modulation techniques to transmit the information, the most common method to sepa rate the signal from noise is with the use of a voltage comparator. The comparator can produce an output signal that is thousand of time higher in amplitude than the input signal. As an example, a properly designed comparator circuit can produce a 5 volt peak to peak TTL logic output signal from a input of only a few millivolts. But, to insure that the comparator can faithfully extract the signal of interest, the signal must be greater in amplitude than any noise by a sizeable margin. For most applications, I recommend that the signal to noise ratio exceed a factor of at least 10:1 (20 db). Then, with a properly designed comparator circuit, the comparator output would change state (toggle) only when signal is present and will not be effected bt noise.
4.2.7 Audio power amplifier: The final circuit needed to complete a voice grade light pulse receiver is an audio power amplifier. It cause a signal inexpensive LM386 IC. The circuit is designed to drive a pair of audio headphones. The variable resistor shown is used to adjust the audio volume. Since the voice audio system described above dies not transmit stereo audio, the left and right headphones are wired in parallel so both ears receive the same audio signal.
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4.2.8 Noise considerations: One of the most difficult problems to overcome in an optical through the air communication system in ambient light. Any stray sunlight or bright background light that is collected by the receiver optics and focused onto the light detector will produce a large stedy state DC level through the detector circuit. Although much of the DC is ignored with the use of an inductive amplifier method in the front-end circuit, the large DC component in the light detector will produce some unwanted broadband noise. The noise is very much like the background static you may hear on an AM radio when tunning the dial between stations. As discussed in the section on light detector, the amount of noise produces by the detector is predictable.
The equation describe how the detector noise varies with ambient light. The relationship follows a square root function. That means if the ambient light level increases by a factor of four, the noise produced at the detector only doubles. This characteristic both helps and hurts a light receiver circuit, depending on whether the system is being used during the light of day or during the dark of night. The equation predicts that for high ambient daytime condition, you will have to dramatically reduce the amount of ambient light striking the detector in order to see an significant reduction in the amount of noise produce at the detector circuit. The equation also describes that under dark nighttime conditions, the stray light has to dramatically increase in order to produce a sizable elevation in noiself the system must work during both day and night, it will have to contend with worst daytime noise condition. Conversely, some light receivers could take advantage of the low stray light conditions found at night and produce a communication system with a much longer range than would be otherwise possible if it were used during daylight.
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LIGHT DETECTOR NOISE Ld= (𝟑. 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟗 )(𝑩𝒘)(𝑬)(𝒍𝒂)
Ld = RMS NOISE CURRENT FOR DETECTOR IN AMPS Bw = RECIVER BANDWIDTH IN HERTZ E = DETECTOR CONVERSION EFFICINCY (TYP 0.5) la = DETECTOR DC CURRENT FROM AMBIENT LIGHT IN AMPS NOTE: TYPICAL PEAK NOISE IS APPROX. 5X THE RMS
As mentioned above, interesting an optical filter between the lens and the light detector can reduce the effects of ambient light. But, as shown by the noise equation, the amount of light hitting the detectors needs to be dramatically reduce to produce a sizeable reduction in the induced noise Since most sunlight contains a sizable amount of infrared light, such filter do not reduce the noise level very much. However, very narrow band filters that can be selected to match the wavelength of laser diode light source, are effective in reducing ambient light and therefore noise.
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5.Fiber Optic Cable 5.1 Basic principle of fiber optic cable: 5.1.1 Total internal reflection: An unusual observation- a discrepant event –was observed in a recent lab-the index of Refraction lab.the refraction of light yhough a glass block in the shape of an isosceles Tringle was investigated (at least, so we thought ). In the lab, a ray of light entered the Face of the triangular without refraction since it was incident along the normal. The ray of light then traveled in a straight line through the glass untill it reached the Secondary boundary . Only instead of transmitting across this boundary , the entirety of the light seemed to reflect off the boundary and transmitting out the opposite face of the isosceles triangle .This discrepant event bothered many as htey spent several minutes looking for the light to reflract through the second boundry. Then finally ,to their amazement ,they looked through the third face of block and could clearly seee the ray. What happened ? Why did light not refracted through the second face
Figure 5.1.1
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CITC-CHANGA The phenomenon observed in this part of the lab is known as total internal reflection.Total internal reflaction , or TIR as it is intimately called , is the reflaction of the total Amount of incident light at the boundary between two mediam.To understand total Internal reflection, we will begin the thought experiment. Suppose that a laser beam is submerged in a tank of water (dont do this at home ) and Pointed upward toward water-air buondary .Then suppose that the angle at which the beam is directed upward is slowly alterd,beginning with samll angle of incidence and procedding toward larger and larger angle of incidence. What would be observed in such experiment? If we understand the principle of Boundry behaviour, we would expect that we would observed both refletion and refraction. And indeed that is what is observed(mostly). But that”s not only obervation which ehich we could make. We would also observed that the intensity of the reflection and reflacted rays do not remain constant , At angle of incidence close to 0 degree ,most of the light energy is transmitted across the boundry and very littel of it is reflacted. As the angle is incresed to greater and greater angle , we would begin to observed less reflaction and more reflaction . That is, as the angle of inciedence is increased, the brightness of the reflacted ray decreases and the brightness of the reflacted ray increases. Finally ,we would observed that the angle of the reflaction are not equal. Since the light waves would refract away from the normal (a case of the SFA principle of refraction.) the angle of the refraction would be greater than the angle of incidence. And if this the case , the angle of refraction would also be greater than the angle of Reflaction (since the angle of reflaction and incidence are the same). As the angle of Incidence is increased ,the angle of reflaction would eventually reched a 90 degree Angle.These principle are depicted in the diagram below.
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Figure 5.1.2 The maxiaum possible angle of reflection is 90-degree . Ifyou think about it (a practical which always helps),you recognize that if the angle of refraction were greater than 90 degrees,then refracted ray would lie on the incident side of the medium – that’s just not possible .So in the laser beam in the water there is some specific value for the angle of incident (we’ll call it the “crtical angle”) which yeild an angle of refraction of 90-degree. This particular value for the angle of incident could be calculated using Snell’s law (ni=1.33,nI=1.000,Ө I=90 degree, Ө i=???) and would be found to be 48.6 degree. Any angle of incidence which is greater than 48.6 degree would not result in any refraction. Instead when the angles of incidence is greater (the critical angle ) all of the energy the (the totol energy ) carried by the incident waveto the boundary stays within the water( internal to the origianl medium) and undergoes reflaction off the boundary.When this happens, totol internal reflaction occurs. Total internal reflection (TIR) is the phenomenon which involves the reflection of all the incident light off the boundary. TIR only takes place both of the following two condition are met:
The light is themore dense medium and approching the less dense medium. The angle if incidence is greater than the so called criacal angle.
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Figure 5.1.3
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Total internal reflection was demonstrated in class through a variety of demonstrated.In one such demonstation , a beam of laser light was directed into a coiled plastic thing-a- majig. The plastic served as “light pipe,” directed the light through the coiled untill it final existed out the opposite end .Once the light entered the plastic , it was in the more dense med ium. Every time the light approached the plastic-air boundary, it was approching at angle greater than the critical angle .The two condition necessary for TIR were met,and all of the incident light at the plasticair boundary stayed internal to the plastic and underwent reflection . And with the room light off. Every becomes quickly awre that once more physics is better than druges.
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5.2 optical fiber launching light: Once the transmitter has converted the electrical input signal fro m whatever form of modulated light is desired , the light must be “launched” into the optical fiber . As previously mentioned,there are two mwthods whereby light is coupled into a fiber onse ics by pigtailing. The other is by placing the fibre’s tip in very close proximity to an LED or LD. When the proximity type of coupling is employed ,the amount of light that will enter the fiber is a function of one of four factors: the intensity of the LED or LD,the area of the light emitting surface,the acceptance angle of the fiber, the fiber ,and the losses due to reflection and scattering. Following is a short discussion on each: Intensity : The intensity of an LED or LD is a function of its design and is usuaiiy specified in of total power output at a particular drive current .sometime,this figure is given a actual power taht is delivered into a particular type of fiber of all other factor being equal,more power provided by an LED or LD translates to more power “launched” into fiber. Area: The amount of light “launched” into a fiber is a function of the a area of the light emitting surface compared to the area of the light accepting core of the fiber . The smaller this ratio is ,the more light that is launched into the fiber Acceptance Angle: The acceptance angle of a fiber is expressed in of numeric aperture.The numerical aperture (NA ) is defined as the sine of one half of the acceptnace of the fiber .Typical NA values are 0.1 to0.4 which correspond the acceptance angle of 11 degree ti 46 degree.Optical fiber will only transmitte light that enters at an angle that is an equal to or less than the acceptance angle for the particular fiber. Other losses: other than opaque obesruction on the surface of a liber, there is always a loss due to reflaction from the entrance and exit surface of any fiber. This loss is called the Fresnall loss and is equal to about 4% for each transition between a air and glass. There are special coupling gels that can be applied between glass surface to reduce this loss when necessary.
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CITC-CHANGA 5.3 Losses in the optical fiber : Other than losses ehibited when coupling LEDs or LDs into a fiber , there are losses that occur as the light travells through the actual fiber. The cores of optical fiber is made of ultra-pure lowloss glass. Considering that light has to through of feet or more fiber core, The purity of the glass must be extremely high To appreciate the purity of the glass ,consider the glass in common windowpanes.We think of windowoanes as “clear,” allowing light to fereely through, but this is bicuase they are only 1/16 to ¼ inch thick ,in contrast to this clear apperance ,the edges of a broken windowpanes look green and almost opaque . In this case ,the light is ing edgewise into the glass, through several inches. Just imagine how little light would be able to through a thosand feet of window glass! Most general pupose optical fiber exhibits losse of 4 to 6 dB per km ( a 60% to 75% loss per km) at a wavelength of 850 nm.When the wavelength is changed to 1300 nm the loss drops to about 3 to 4 dB (50% to 60%) per km. AT 1550nm, it is evev lower. fiber are available with loss figures of 3 dB (50%) per km at 850nm and 1 db(20%) per km at 1300nm. Losses of 0.5dB(10%) peer km at1550nm are not uncommon. Another source of loss within the fiber is due to exessive bending ,which causes some of the light to leave the core area of the fiber. The smaller the bend radius,the greater the loss.Becuase of this, bends along a fiber optic cable should have a turning radius of at least an inch. 5.4 Optic Fiber Bandwidth: All of the above attenution factors result in simple attenution that is indepedent of bandwidth . In other words, a 3 dB loss means that 50% of the light will be loss whether it is being modulated at 10 Hz or 100 MHz. There is an actual bandwidth limitation of optic fiber however , and this is measured in MHz per km. The easiest way to understand why this loss occurs is to refers to figure 5.4.1
Figure 5.4.1 Diffrerent Light Path Length Determine The Bandwidth of Fiber
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As figure 5.4.1 illustrated, a ray of light that enters a fiber at a small angle (M1) has a shorter path through the fiber than light which enters at an angle close to the maximum acceptance angle (M2), as a result ,diffrent .”rays” (or modes) of light reach the end of the fiber at different times, even through the original source is same LED or LD. This produces a “smearing” effect or uncertainty as to where the start and end of a pulse occurs at the output end of the fiber- which in turn limits the maximum frequency that can be transmitted. In short, the less modes, the higher the bandwidth of the fiber. The way that the number of modes is reduced is making the core of the fiber as small as possible. Single- mode fiber, with a core measuring only 8 to 10 microns in diameter, has a much higher bandwidth becuase it allows only a few modes of light to propogate along its core. Fiber with a wider core diameter such as 50 and 62.5 microns, allows many modes to propagate and are therefore referred to as “multimode” fibers. Typical bandwidth for common fiber range from a few MHz per km for verry large core fibers, to hundreds of MHz per km for standard multimode fiber, to thousands of fiber increase, its bandwidth will decrease proportionally. For example, afiber cable that can 500MHz bandwidth at a distance of one km only be able to 250MHz at 2 km and 100MHz at 5 km. Because single –mode fiber has such a high inherent bandwidth, the “bandwidth reduction as a function of length” factor is not real issue of concern when using this type of fiber. However, it is a consideration when using multimode fiber, as its maximum bandwidth often falls within the range of the signals most often used in point-to-point transmission systems.
5.5 Fiber Optic Cable Construction: Fiber optic cable comes in all sizes and shapes. Like coaxial cable, its actual construction is a function of its intended application. It also has a similar “feel” and appearance. Figure 5.5.1 is a sketch of a typical fiber optic cable. The basic optic fiber is provided with a buffer coating which is mainly used for proctection during the manufacture praocess. This fiber is then enclosed in a central pvc loose tube which allows the fiber to flex and bend, particularly when going around corners or when being pulled through conduits.around the loose tube is a braided kevlar yarn strength member which absorb most of the strain put on the fiber during installtion.
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Figure 5.5.1 Constuction of a Typical Fiber Optic Cable Finally , a PVC outer jacket seals the cable and prevents moisture from entering. Basic optical fiber is ideal for most inter-building application where extreme ruggedness is not required . In addition to the “basic” variety. It is also available for just about any application , including direct biried ,armored,rodent resistant cable with steel outer jacket, and UL approved plenum grade cable. Colored-coded, multi- fiber cable is also available.
5.6 Other Types Of Fiber : Two additional types of fiber – very large core diameter silica fiber and fiber made completely of plastic- are normally not employed for data transmission. Silica fiber it typically used in application involving high power lase and sensors, such as medical laser-surgery. All- plastic fiber is useful for very short data links within eqquipment beacuse it may be used with relatively inexpensive LEDs . An isolation system fo r use as part of a high voltage power supply would be typical exmple of application for plasic fiber.
5.7 Optical connectors: Optical connectors are the means by which fiber optic cable is usually connected to peripheral equipment and to other fiber. These connectors are similar to their electrical counterpart in function and outward apperance but are actually high precision devices.
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In operation,the connector centers the small fiber so that its light gathering cores lies directly core lies directly over and in line with light source (or other fiber) to tolerances of a few ten thousandths of an inch. Since the core size of common 50 micron fiber is only 0.002 inches, the need for such extreme tolerances is obvious. There are many different types of optical connectors in use today. The SMA connectors, which was first develope before the invention of single- mode fiber, was the most popular types connectors until recently. Figures 5.7.1 shows an exploded view of the parts of this connector.
Figure 5.7.1 Construction of SMA Connector The most popular type of multimode connector in use today is the ST connectors. Initially developed by AT&T for telecommunication purposes, this connectors will exhibits less than 1 dB (20%) of loss and does not require aligment sleeves or similar devices. The inclusion of an “anti-rotaion tab” assures that every times connectors are mated, the fibers always return to the same rotational position assuring constant, uniform performance. ST connectors are available for both multi- mode and single- mode fibers, the primary difference being the overall tolerances. Note that multi- mode ST connectors will only perform properly with multimode fibers. More expensive single-mode ST connectors will perform with both singlemode anr multimode fibers.
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The installation procedure for the ST connector is not difficult and can be easily mastered by any system installer. Figure 5.7.2 shows same of the major feature of the typical ST connector.
Figure 5.7.2 Major Feature of The Standard ST Connector
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6. guide 6.1 Operating Manual: First of all check off the component against the component listing on the next page. Especially make sue toget the resistors correctly identified. Note that the FO emitter and detector modules are very similar. The components for both board are mixed together. Make one board at a time. Look at the circuit schematic diagram, identify the component them place it in the board. It is generally best to add the lowest hight component first. So place the resistor first. The elecret microphone must be inserted with a pin connected to the metal case connected to the negative rall (that is, to the ground of zero voltage side of the circuit) . This is marked with a sign on the Mic on the transmitting circuit board. Make sure to get the electrolytic capacitors around the correct way.
6.2 Technical Specification: 1. Working voltage: 230v AC 2. Operating current: 250MA 3. Range : 1.5m
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6.3 Part(Components) List [Tx]
R1
3K3
R2
4K7
R3,R4
10K
R5
100E
R6
1K
P1
1M/ 3006 TRIMPOT
C1
1000 UF / 16V
C2
22 UF/ 16V
C3
47KPF, DISC
C4
10UF/25V
D1-D4
4007 DIODE(4 nos.)
U1
LM 7809
U2,U3
LM 741
Q1
BC 547
TX1
FBO TRANSMITTER
2 nos.
8 PIN IC SOCKET
1 nos.
CON .MICE
1 nos.
0-12 V /250MA TRASFORMER
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6.4 Part(Component) List [Rx]
R1
100K
R2
1M
R3
1K
R4
100K
R5
100K/3006 TRIMPOTE
R6
10K LOG VOLUME CONTROL
R7
220K
R8
100K
R9
10K
R10
4.7E
C1,C3,C4,C5,C8,C9
0.1UF DISC (104)
C2
100/16V
C6
10UF/25V
C7
10UF/25V
C10
220UF/16V
D1-D4
4007 DIODE( 4 nos.)
U1
LM 7805
U2
LM 358
U3
LM 386
RX1
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8 PIN IC SOCKET
1nos.
0-12 / 250MA X’MER
1nos.
3MM FIBER OPTIC CABLE [1.5M]
1nos.
2” ½ SPEAKER
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Referances: Books:(1) Optical Fiber Communication by Gerd Kaiser (2) Optic Fiber Communication by Senior
WEBSITE:@www.alldatasheet.com @www.google.com @www.nationalsemiconductor.com @www.atmel.com @www.kitrus.com
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