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Splices, Connectors, Networks, Switching, Submarine Cable - TikZ Figures

OTDR: pulse launched through a coupler; the backscatter trace shows a sloped fibre loss, a reflective connector spike, a non-reflective splice step, a bend step and a strong end/break reflection
Fig: OTDR: pulse launched through a coupler; the backscatter trace shows a sloped fibre loss, a reflective connector spike, a non-reflective splice step, a bend step and a strong end/break reflection
Power budget ``staircase'': transmitter power minus connector, fibre and splice losses and margin must leave P_rx above receiver sensitivity
Fig: Power budget ``staircase'': transmitter power minus connector, fibre and splice losses and margin must leave P_rx above receiver sensitivity