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Multiplexing

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Multiplexing is a way of sending several messages along one optical fibre at the same time without them becoming muddled.

Frequency division multiplexing sends each message on a different frequency carrier wave (different colours of light in an optical fibre).

Time division multiplexing sends chunks of each message in turn (M1, M2, M3, M1, M2, M3 etc)

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