Multimode Cable
A thick cored optical
fi
ber (compared to single mode cable) that can propagate
light of multiple modes.
OMA (Optical Modulation Amplitude)
The difference between the average power levels of the logic 1 level, High,
and the logic 0 level, Low, of the optical pulse signal. The levels are the
Means of the logical levels sampled within an Aperture of the logical 1 and
0 regions of the pulse. The logical 1 and 0 time intervals are marked by
the crossings of a reference level determined as the Average Optical Power
(AOP) of the signal.
Protocol
Formal conventions that govern the format and control of signals in a
communication process.
Recovered Clock
A clock signal derived from and synchronous with a received data sequence.
Setting
The state of the front panel and system at a given time.
Single-Mode Cable
An optical cable with a very small core diameter (usually in the range of
2-10 microns). Such cables are normally used only with laser sources due to
their very small acceptance cone. Since the cone diameter approaches the
wavelength of the source, only a single mode is propagated.
Trigger
An electrical event that initiates acquisition of a waveform as speci
fi
ed by
the time base.
Waveform
The visible representation of an input signal or combination of signals.
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