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Mode scrambler

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device for inducing mode coupling in an optical fiber. 2. A device composed of one or more optical fibres in which strong mode coupling occurs. Note: Mode scramblers are used to provide a modal ...

Mode mixer

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device for inducing mode coupling in an optical fiber. 2. A device composed of one or more optical fibres in which strong mode coupling occurs. Note: Mode scramblers are used to provide a modal ...

Connector

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device for mating and demating electrical power connexions or communications media. Note: A connector is distinguished from a splice, which is a permanent yyjoint.

Traffic usage recorder

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device for measuring and recording the amount of telephone traffic carried by a group, or several groups, of switches or trunks.

Down-converter

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device for performing frequency translation in such a manner that the output frequencies are lower in the spectrum than the input frequencies.

Linear device

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device for which the output is, within a given dynamic range, linearly proportional to the input.

Orthomode transducer

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device forming part of an antenna feed and serving to combine or separate orthogonally polarised signals.

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