Attenuation signal reduction to dB

Introduction

Many fiber optic technicians are unfamiliar working with logarithmic units like decibel (dB).

This table allows you to get a grasp on the relationship between loss on a logartimic scale (dB) and optical power reduction on a liniar scale (%).

 

Solution

Attenuation	Optical Power Reduction
0 dB
1 dB
2 dB
3 dB
4 dB
5 dB
6 dB
7 dB
10 dB
13 dB
15 dB