Fibre optic Terminology
This page on Fibre optic terminology describes terms related to optical domain. It covers SDH, PDH, SONET, DWDM, FTTH, WDM, PDMA, wavelength converter, optical ADM, EDFA and SOA.
| Fibre optic Terms | Basic description | RF Wireless World Reference |
|---|---|---|
| SDH | Stands for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy | SONET SDH tutorial |
| PDH | stands for Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy | PDH comparison with SDH |
| SONET | Stands for Synchronous Optical Networking | SONET vs SDH |
| DWDM | Stands for Dense wavelength division multiplexing | DWDM basics |
| FTTH | Stands for Fibre to the Home | FTTH basics |
| WDM | stands for wavelength division multiplexing | What is WDM |
| PDMA | stands for Polarisation Division Multiple Access | What is PDMA |
| Wavelength converter | It converts optical light of one wavelength to the other wavelength. | optical wavelength converter |
| optical ADM | optical ADM stands for Add Drop Multiplexer | optical ADM |
| EDFA | stands for Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier | EDFA |
| SOA | stands for Semiconductor Optical Amplifier | SOA |
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