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  2. Optical attenuator - Wikipedia

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    Sharp bends stress optic fibers and can cause losses. If a received signal is too strong a temporary fix is to wrap the cable around a pencil until the desired level of attenuation is achieved. [1] However, such arrangements are unreliable, since the stressed fiber tends to break over time.

  3. Attenuation - Wikipedia

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    The primary causes of attenuation in matter are the photoelectric effect, ... Attenuation in a coaxial cable is a function of the materials and the construction.

  4. Signal reflection - Wikipedia

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    Impedance discontinuities cause attenuation, attenuation distortion, standing waves, ringing and other effects because a portion of a transmitted signal will be reflected back to the transmitting device rather than continuing to the receiver, much like an echo. This effect is compounded if multiple discontinuities cause additional portions of ...

  5. Optical fiber - Wikipedia

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    Attenuation over a cable run is significantly increased by the inclusion of connectors and splices. When computing the acceptable attenuation (loss budget) between a transmitter and a receiver one includes: dB loss due to the type and length of fiber optic cable, dB loss introduced by connectors, and; dB loss introduced by splices.

  6. Coaxial cable - Wikipedia

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    The cable has the lowest capacitance per unit-length when compared to other coaxial cables of similar size. All of the components of a coaxial system should have the same impedance to avoid internal reflections at connections between components (see Impedance matching). Such reflections may cause signal attenuation.

  7. Free-space path loss - Wikipedia

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    In telecommunications, the free-space path loss (FSPL) (also known as free-space loss, FSL) is the attenuation of radio energy between the feedpoints of two antennas that results from the combination of the receiving antenna's capture area plus the obstacle-free, line-of-sight (LoS) path through free space (usually air). [1]

  8. Reflections of signals on conducting lines - Wikipedia

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    Reflections cause several undesirable effects, including modifying frequency responses, causing overload power in transmitters and overvoltages on power lines. However, the reflection phenomenon can be useful in such devices as stubs and impedance transformers. The special cases of open circuit and short circuit lines are of particular ...

  9. Bend radius - Wikipedia

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    Bend radius, which is measured to the inside curvature, is the minimum radius one can bend a pipe, tube, sheet, cable or hose without kinking it, damaging it, or shortening its life. The smaller the bend radius, the greater the material flexibility (as the radius of curvature decreases , the curvature increases ).