What Is a Fiber Optic Splitter?
A fiber optic splitter is a passive device crucial for branching out a single optical fiber into multiple signals in fiber optic communication systems.
It can split the input signal evenly to multiple outputs or in predefined ratios, ensuring flexibility in signal distribution. The two main types, wavelength-independent (WDM) and wavelength-dependent (DWDM) splitters cater to different network requirements and uses.
By facilitating efficient signal distribution, fiber optic splitters are key to expanding and optimizing optical communication networks, playing a vital role in enabling high-speed broadband services like FTTH (fiber to the home).