Wikipedia:Federal Standard 1037C terms/fiber optic terms

The following terms are defined in Federal Standard 1037C, which is essentially a dictionary of technical terms promulgated by the United States government, and available to view here: Federal Standard 1037C. The articles listed require review. See Federal Standard 1037C terms for a description of what is required.

A
aligned bundle --

all-silica fiber --

axial propagation constant --

B
bandwidth-distance product --

bound mode --

breakout cable --

buffer --

C
cable cutoff wavelength (cc) --

cladding diameter --

cladding mode --

cladding mode stripper --

concentricity error --

coupled modes --

coupling efficiency --

cutoff mode --

D
deeply depressed cladding fiber --

differential quantum efficiency --

dispersion-unshifted fiber --

duplex cable --

E
effective mode volume --

electrical length --

end finish --

equilibrium mode simulator --

extrinsic joint loss --

F
fiber optic link --

first window --

flooding compound --

G
group index --

H
homogeneous cladding -- hybrid cable --

hybrid mode --

hydroxyl ion absorption --

I
index dip --

intensity modulation (IM) --

intramodal distortion --

intrinsic joint loss --

L
lateral offset loss --

launch angle --

launching fiber --

launch numerical aperture (LNA) --

lay length --

leaky mode --

long wavelength --

M
material dispersion coefficient [M] --

material scattering --

mechanical splice --

minimum-dispersion window --

minimum-loss window --

modal loss --

modal noise --

mode coupling --

mode field diameter (MFD) --

mode partition noise --

mode volume --

multifiber joint --

N
nonlinear scattering --

numerical aperture loss --

O
OFC

OFN --

OFNP --

open waveguide --

optical damage threshold --

optical junction --

ovality --

overfill --

P
parabolic profile --

phase term --

pigtail --

precision-sleeve splicing --

primary coating --

profile parameter (g ) --

Q
quadruply clad fiber --

R
radiation angle --

radiation-hardened fiber --

radiation mode --

reference surface --

refractive index contrast --

refractive index profile --

S
scattering center --

second window --

short wavelength --

spectral loss curve --

splice loss --

splice organizer --

strength member --

T
tapered fiber --

T-coupler --

thin-film optical waveguide --

third window --

tolerance field --

transmitter central wavelength range (max- min) --

W
weakly guiding fiber --

Z
zip-cord --