A fiber optic network is designed using single-mode fiber with an attenuation of 0.35 dB/km. The network includes a splitter with a 14 dB loss as…

A fiber optic network is designed using single-mode fiber with an attenuation of 0.35 dB/km. The network includes a splitter with a 14 dB loss as specified in the datasheet. Additionally, there are two mechanical splices (each with 0.1 dB loss) and two connectors (each with 0.75 dB loss). Given the following parameters:

• Transmitter Power: 5 dBm
• Receiver Sensitivity: -14 dBm
• Fiber Attenuation: 0.35 dB/km

Calculate the maximum fiber length (D) that can be used between the OLT (Optical Line Terminal) and ONU (Optical Network Unit) while maintaining an acceptable signal level.