Fiber Optics, Optical Networking Terms

Torsten Halter

List of optical networking terms found on www.lightreading.com, www.jmfiberoptics.com and elsewhere

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Fiber Optics, Optical Networking Terms - Dictionary Index

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A D
AAL
AAL1
AAL2
AAL5
Absorption
AC
Acceptance Angle
Acceptance testing
ACO
Acousto optic effect
Active device
Active layer
AD
ADC
ADM
ADSL
AGC

AIS
AM
AMM
AMP
Amplified spontaneous emission
Amplifier
Amplitude Modulation
Analog
Angstrom
Angular Misalignment
ANSI
APC
APD
APL
AR Coating
Armor
Arrayed waveguide gratings
ASCII

ASE
ASIC
ASTM
Asynchronous
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Asynchronous transmission
ATE
ATM
Atom
Attenuation
Attenuation Constant
Attenuation Limited Operation
Attenuator
Avalanche Photodiode
Average Power
AWG
Axial Propagation Constant
AXIS