Transmission loss

Transmission loss (TL) in general describes the accumulated decrease in intensity of a waveform energy as a wave propagates outwards from a source, or as it propagates through a certain area or through a certain type of structure.

Sound measurements
Characteristic
Symbols
 Sound pressure p, SPL, LPA
 Particle velocity v, SVL
 Particle displacement δ
 Sound intensity I, SIL
 Sound power P, SWL, LWA
 Sound energy W
 Sound energy density w
 Sound exposure E, SEL
 Acoustic impedance Z
 Audio frequency AF
 Transmission loss TL

It is a terminology frequently used in radio communication, twisted pair systems (PTSN, Ethernet, etc), optics and acoustics.[1][2] Measures of TL are very important in the industry of acoustic devices such as mufflers and sonars.

Definition

Measurement of transmission loss can be in terms of decibels.

Mathematically, transmission loss is measured in dB scale and in general it can be defined using the following formula:

TL = dB

where:

  • is the power of incident wave coming towards a defined area (or structure);
  • is the power of transmitted wave going away from the defined area (or structure).

Applications

Transmission loss may refer to a more specific concept in one of the fields below:

Types

References

  1. Norton, Kenneth A. (January 1953). "Transmission Loss in Radio Propagation". Proceedings of the IRE. 41 (1): 146–152. doi:10.1109/JRPROC.1953.274172. hdl:2027/mdp.39015077289554. ISSN 2162-6634. S2CID 51651739.
  2. "The FOA Reference For Fiber Optics - Measuring Power in dB and dBm". www.thefoa.org. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  3. ISO 18405:2017 Underwater acoustics - Terminology (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, 2017)
  4. Sonali (2022-03-22). "What are the losses in Optical fiber?". Goseeko blog. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  5. "Twisted pair". qucs.sourceforge.net. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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