Intrinsic Loss

Loss due to inherent traits within the fiber; for example, absorption, scattering, and splice loss.

Absorption is light energy is absorbed in the glass, or more specifically, the removal of light by non-reradiating collisions with the atomic structure of the optical core.

Scattering is the removal of light due to light being "scattered" after colliding with a variation in the atomic structure.

Splice loss is a mismatched numberical aperature.

Intrinsic loss can be caused by impure molecules from processing issues, pure, but rare molecules, or impurity intentionally introduced during processing (doping).

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Related glossary terms:

Insertion Loss   Optical Loss   Splice Loss   Connector Insertion Loss   Numerical Aperture Loss   Hydrogen Losses   Macrobending Loss   Extrinsic Fiber Loss   Tap Loss   Connector Induced Fiber Loss   


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