Basics on Fiber optics Wavelength Visible Infrared Longer wavelength
Feb 23, 2016
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
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