Optical Receiver
A device that receives optical signals from an Optical Transmitter via the Receiver Fiber of that fiber optic cable. It converts optical signals to electrical signals which are then conditioned and transmitted through the fiber optical Transceiver Interface Cable to the Controller and the host.
Related Terms
Automatic Optical Inspection,
Back Reflection Optical Return Loss,
Catastrophic Optical Damage,
Dynamic Magneto Optical Correlator,
Free Space Optical Interconnect,
Hybrid Optical Integrated Circuit,
Multimode Optical Waveguide,
OFNG Optical Fiber Nonconductive General Purpose,
OFNP Optical Fiber Nonconductive Plenum,
OFNR Optical Fiber Nonconductive Riser,
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