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GRADED-INDEX [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- graded-index optical fiber
1, record 1, English, graded%2Dindex%20optical%20fiber
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- graded-index fiber 2, record 1, English, graded%2Dindex%20fiber
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- graded-index fibre 3, record 1, English, graded%2Dindex%20fibre
correct
- graded-index optic fiber 1, record 1, English, graded%2Dindex%20optic%20fiber
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An optical fiber with a core having a refractive index that decreases with increasing radial distance from the fiber axis. 2, record 1, English, - graded%2Dindex%20optical%20fiber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the boundary between(fibre) core and cladding is... gradual(the fibre is called) "graded-index". 4, record 1, English, - graded%2Dindex%20optical%20fiber
Record 1, Key term(s)
- graded-index optical fibre
- graded-index optic fibre
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications optiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fibre optique à gradient d'indice
1, record 1, French, fibre%20optique%20%C3%A0%20gradient%20d%27indice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fibre à gradient d'indice 2, record 1, French, fibre%20%C3%A0%20gradient%20d%27indice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fibre optique dans laquelle l'indice de réfraction du cœur diminue progressivement du centre du cœur à l'interface cœur/gaine. 1, record 1, French, - fibre%20optique%20%C3%A0%20gradient%20d%27indice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- graded-index
1, record 2, English, graded%2Dindex
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Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- graded index 2, record 2, English, graded%20index
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- GI 3, record 2, English, GI
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- GI 3, record 2, English, GI
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To overcome pulse-spreading many of today's [optical] fibers have a core whose refractive index is graded, or shaped, to compensate for the different distances the rays travel. In such fibers the refractive index decreases with radial distance away from the center.... Graded-index fibers now being tested in the field reduce this dispersion by a factor of 25... 4, record 2, English, - graded%2Dindex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
axial graded index, radial graded index 3, record 2, English, - graded%2Dindex
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- à gradient d'indice
1, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20gradient%20d%27indice
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les types de fibres actuellement disponibles, on distingue les fibres optiques «à saut d'indice» (ou à échelon d'indice) et les fibres «à gradient d'indice». Dans le premier cas, la variation radiale d'indice est brutale, à l'interface cœur-gaine, et la fibre est généralement constituée d'un cœur en silice dopée à l'oxyde de germanium, de phosphore, et d'une gaine en silice éventuellement dopée [...] à l'oxyde de bore. Ce sont ces oxydes dopants qui opèrent la différenciation des indices. Dans le second cas, la modification de l'indice de réfraction suit une loi parabolique : le rayon incliné s'éloignant de l'axe rencontre un milieu d'indice décroissant progressivement, ce qui a pour effet de le courber pour le ramener vers l'axe. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20gradient%20d%27indice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
à gradient d'indice radial, à gradient d'indice axial 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20gradient%20d%27indice
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-07-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Optical Telecommunications
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bound mode
1, record 3, English, bound%20mode
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- guided mode 2, record 3, English, guided%20mode
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- core mode 3, record 3, English, core%20mode
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Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Multimode optical fiber. A graded-index or step-index optical fiber that allows more than one bound mode to propagate. 1, record 3, English, - bound%20mode
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications optiques
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mode lié
1, record 3, French, mode%20li%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mode guidé 2, record 3, French, mode%20guid%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Longueur d'onde maximale permettant d'entretenir un mode lié donné dans un guide d'ondes. C'est la longueur d'onde au-delà de laquelle la transmission se fait en mode mono. 1, record 3, French, - mode%20li%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-12-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- graded-index multimode fiber
1, record 4, English, graded%2Dindex%20multimode%20fiber
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Graded-index multimode fiber contains a core in which the refractive index diminishes gradually from the center axis out toward the cladding. The higher refractive index at the center makes the light rays moving down the axis advance more slowly than those near the cladding. Also, rather than zig-zagging off the cladding, light in the core curves helically because of the graded index, reducing its travel distance. The shortened path and the higher speed allow light at the periphery to arrive at a receiver at about the same time as the slow but straight rays in the core axis. The result : a digital pulse suffers less dispersion. These fibers often become the physical medium for local-area networks. 2, record 4, English, - graded%2Dindex%20multimode%20fiber
Record 4, Key term(s)
- graded-index multimode fibre
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fibre multimode à gradient d'indice
1, record 4, French, fibre%20multimode%20%C3%A0%20gradient%20d%27indice
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
pour comprendre la troisième famille, les fibres multimodes à gradient d'indice, on suppose qu'on sait réaliser deux lentilles, l'une classique, plan convexe, où le trajet optique à l'intérieur est de la forme ne(r), n étant l'indice et e l'épaisseur variable en fonction de la distance à l'axe r, et l'autre, plate, d'épaisseur e mais où l'indice, n varie en fonction de r de telle manière que n(r)e = ne(r). On en déduit aisément que ces deux lentilles focaliseront la lumière dans les mêmes conditions. La seconde, étant plate, peut être empilée avec des lentilles semblables qui réaliseront une convergence permanente des rayons. Si la loi d'indice est quasiment parabolique, des rayons issus d'un même point reconvergeront périodiquement aux mêmes endroits, réalisant un guidage parfait. De telles fibres présentent aujourd'hui des bandes passantes supérieures à 1 gigahertz. 2, record 4, French, - fibre%20multimode%20%C3%A0%20gradient%20d%27indice
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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