Optical Communication - Overview                                 Home : www.sharetechnote.com

Overall Concept

Advantage of Optical Communication

• Information Capacity
• No Electrical Connection
• No Electromagnetic Interference
• Distances between Regenerators
• Open Ended Capacity
• Better Security
• Weight and Size
• Material Cost

Disadvantage of Optical Communication

• Joining Cables
• Bending Cables
• Slow Standards Development
• Optics for Transmission Only
• Gamma Radiation
• Electrical Fields