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PASSIVE OPTICAL COMPONENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Telecommunications
  • Optics
  • Electronic Components
DEF

A device that responds to incident light but does not generate light.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications optiques
  • Optique
  • Composants électroniques
CONT

Les composants optiques passifs peuvent fonctionner sans un apport d'énergie exterieur tels que les coupleurs, les multiplexeurs, les isolateurs [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones ópticas
  • Óptica
  • Componentes electrónicos
CONT

Los componentes ópticos activos, son aquellos en que la conversión óptico-eléctrica ocurre cuando el componente está trabajando. En cambio, en los componentes ópticos pasivos, la conversión óptico-eléctrica no ocurre cuando el componente está trabajando.

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