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Return loss

In telecommunications, return loss is a measure in relative terms of the power of the signal reflected by a discontinuity in a transmission line or optical fiber. This discontinuity can be caused by a mismatch between the termination or load connected to the line and the characteristic impedance of the line. It is usually expressed as a ratio in decibels…

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Return loss

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Avg. degree1.92
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related to Sign · 6
Return loss → As, However, Pi, Pr, RL, Strictly
related to Optical · 5
Return loss → At, Fiber, Fresnel, In, This
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Return loss → measure in relative terms of the power of the signal reflected by a discontinuity in a transmission line or optical fiber, measure of how well devices or lines are matched, negative of the magnitude of the reflection coefficient in dB

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loss return power reflected line incident transmission rl load reflection optical signal discontinuity ratio db pi pr lower impedance sign

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Return lossis ameasure in relative terms of the power of the signal reflected by a discontinuity in a transmission line or optical fiber0.90text
Return lossis ameasure of how well devices or lines are matched0.90text
Return lossis anegative of the magnitude of the reflection coefficient in dB0.90text
a fiber endfaceinstance ofglass interface0.80text
Return lossrelated to OpticalIn0.60section
Return lossrelated to OpticalAt0.60section
Return lossrelated to OpticalThis0.60section
Return lossrelated to OpticalFresnel0.60section
Return lossrelated to OpticalFiber0.60section
Return lossrelated to SignAs0.60section
Return lossrelated to SignRL0.60section
Return lossrelated to SignPr0.60section

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