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the attenution in optical fibre is mainl...

the attenution in optical fibre is mainly due to

A

Absorption

B

Scattering

C

Neither absorption nor scattering

D

Both `(a)` and `(b)`

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A very small part of light energy is lost from an optical fibre due to absorpting or due to light leaving the fibre as a result of scatteringn of light sideways by impurities in the glass fibre.
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