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    Bending loss in optical fibers occurs when the fiber undergoes bends, which causes radiation losses that significantly reduce the signal. The amount of bending loss increases exponentially as the radius of curvature decreases. There are two types of bending losses: microbending caused by small imperfections that increase attenuation depending on wavelength, and macrobending caused by large bends that reduce the transmitted signal amplitude. This experiment studied bending loss by transmitting a signal through a fiber and observing the reduction in received amplitude when the fiber was wound around a mandrel, demonstrating that smaller bend radii cause more attenuation.

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    Bending loss in optical fibers occurs when the fiber undergoes bends, which causes radiation losses that significantly reduce the signal. The amount of bending loss increases exponentially as the radius of curvature decreases. There are two types of bending losses: microbending caused by small imperfections that increase attenuation depending on wavelength, and macrobending caused by large bends that reduce the transmitted signal amplitude. This experiment studied bending loss by transmitting a signal through a fiber and observing the reduction in received amplitude when the fiber was wound around a mandrel, demonstrating that smaller bend radii cause more attenuation.

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    Bending loss in optical fibers occurs when the fiber undergoes bends, which causes radiation losses that significantly reduce the signal. The amount of bending loss increases exponentially as the radius of curvature decreases. There are two types of bending losses: microbending caused by small imperfections that increase attenuation depending on wavelength, and macrobending caused by large bends that reduce the transmitted signal amplitude. This experiment studied bending loss by transmitting a signal through a fiber and observing the reduction in received amplitude when the fiber was wound around a mandrel, demonstrating that smaller bend radii cause more attenuation.

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    Bending loss in optical fibers occurs when the fiber undergoes bends, which causes radiation losses that significantly reduce the signal. The amount of bending loss increases exponentially as the radius of curvature decreases. There are two types of bending losses: microbending caused by small imperfections that increase attenuation depending on wavelength, and macrobending caused by large bends that reduce the transmitted signal amplitude. This experiment studied bending loss by transmitting a signal through a fiber and observing the reduction in received amplitude when the fiber was wound around a mandrel, demonstrating that smaller bend radii cause more attenuation.

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    Experiment 8 Name: Bending Loss in optical fiber

    Objective:
    Study of Bending Loss
    How it effects the signal?
    Introduction
    Optical fibers suffer radiation losses occur every time an optical fiber undergoes a
    bend of finite radius of curvature. The sharp bend of an optical fiber causes
    significant radiative losses and large curvature fiber there is also possibility of
    mechanical failure. The radius of curvature is inverse proportional to the loss.as
    the radius of curvature decrease, the amount of attenuation is also increase
    exponentially until at a certain critical radius the curvature loss becomes
    observable. There are two form of bending losses: - microbending and
    macrobending losses. Microbending is loss caused by microscopic bends of an
    optic fiber that arise due to poor cable design and transportation. The effects of
    microbending on multimode fiber can result in increasing attenuation (depending
    on wavelength) to a series of periodic peaks and troughs on the spectral
    attenuation curve. The only way microbending losses can be reduced is to ask
    manufacturers to improve the quality of the optical fibers.in other hand,
    macrobending is radiation loss caused by large scale bending of optical fiber.to
    eliminate microbending loss, it must be straight cable of optical fiber.
    Equipments Required:
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    4

    ST2502 trainer with power supply cord


    Optical Faber cable
    Cathode ray oscilloscope with necessary connecting probe
    Mandrel

    Connection Diagram:
    Procedure:
    1. Connect power supply cord to the main power plug & to trainer ST2502 .
    2. Make the connections as shown in figure 8.1.
    a Function Generator 1 KHz sine wave output to input socket of emitter Circuit

    via 4 mm lead.
    b Connect 0.5 m optic fiber between emitter output and detectors input.
    c Connect Detector output to amplifier input socket via 4mm lead.
    3. Switch On the power supply of the trainer and oscilloscope.
    4. Set the Oscilloscope channel 1 to 0.5 V/ Div and adjust 4-6 div amplitude by
    using X 1 probe with the help of variable pot in function generator Block at input
    of Emitter.
    5. Observe the output signal from detector (TP8) on CRO.
    6. Adjust the amplitude of the received signal as that of transmitted one with the
    help of gain adjusts potentiometer in AC amplifier block. Note this amplitude and
    name it V 1.
    7. Wind the fiber optic cable on the mandrel and observe the corresponding AC
    amplifier output on CRO, it will be gradually reducing, showing loss due to bends.
    Results and conclusion
    Bending loss is one of most important losses during installation of optical fiber.in
    result obtained this experiment shows that the radius of curvature is inverse
    proportional to the loss. In conclusion we can say that the radius of curvature
    decrease, the amount of attenuation is also increase exponentially until at a
    certain critical radius the curvature loss becomes observable.

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