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Multimode Fiber Calculator: Dispersion and Bandwidth

By RF Wireless Expert Team

This page provides a Multimode Fiber Calculator for determining dispersion and bandwidth. The calculator and formulas are provided below.

Multimode Fiber Calculator

Inputs

Outputs

This calculator determines the dispersion and bandwidth of a multimode fiber.

Example:

INPUTS:

  • Modal dispersion (ns/km) = 1
  • Fiber length (km) = 2
  • Chromatic dispersion (ns/km*nm) = 0.1
  • LED linewidth (nm) = 40

OUTPUTS:

  • Total dispersion = 8.24
  • Fiber Bandwidth = 42.44 MHz

Dispersion and Bandwidth Formulas

The following equations or formulas are used in this Multimode Fiber Calculator.

fiber total dispersion and bandwidth formula

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