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Internet on beams of light

Chapter 1

Bending light inside glass

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Chapter 2

The deep sea cable network

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Chapter 3

Beaming data through thin air

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Chapter 4

Translating data into photons

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Master of Internet on beams of light

Ch 4 · Translating data into photons
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play_review Amplifying signals with erbium-doped fibers

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Photodetectors catching the beam

play_review Photodetectors at the end of a fiber optic line capture incoming light pulses and convert them back into electrical signals.

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Fun Fact

Laser blinking: A modern optical transceiver can blink its laser on and off up to 100 billion times in a single second.

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Rainbows of data through multiplexing

play_review Wavelength-division multiplexing allows engineers to send multiple streams of data down a single fiber by using different colors of light.

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Quiz

What does a photodetector do when a light pulse strikes its surface?

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What is the biggest bottleneck?

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The last mile bottleneck challenge

play_review Route light beams to homes to discover why the last mile slows down your internet.

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play_review The role of optical transceivers

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What device is responsible for converting electrical signals from a computer into light pulses?

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play_review Rainbows of data through multiplexing

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What technology allows multiple data streams to travel down a single fiber optic strand using different colors of light?

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play_review Photodetectors catching the beam

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Why does a fiber-to-the-home connection perform better than a connection that finishes with copper coaxial cable?

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Which rare-earth element is used to spike fiber optic amplifiers to boost light signals directly?

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How are different streams of data separated at the receiving end of a multiplexed fiber optic line?

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What is the term for the final leg of the telecommunication network that delivers internet to a home?

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In binary computer code transmitted via fiber optics, what does a pulse of light typically represent?

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