Basics on Fiber optics

Basics on Fiber opticsWavelength Visible InfraredLonger wavelength

1Engineering Notation Numbers 1Abbreviation Units Prefix Multiplier Power of 10

T Tera- x 1,000,000,000,000 x 1012 G Giga- x 1,000,000,000 x 109

M Mega- x 1,000,000 x 106K Kilo- x 1,000 x 103Engineers only use powers of ten that are multiples of 3.2Scientific Notation Numbers 11,000,000,000 = 1 x 109100,000,000 = 1 x 10810,000,000 = 1 x 1071,000,000 = 1 x 106100,000 = 1 x 10510,000 = 1 x 1041,000 = 1 x 103100 = 1 x 10210 = 1 x 1011 = 1 x 100 Multiplier Power of Ten

Engineering Notation Numbers