Which mechanism limits fiber optic cable transmission distance due to material properties?

💡 Explanation

When light pulses travel through fiber optic cable, different wavelengths travel at slightly different speeds because of chromatic dispersion, which is caused by wavelength-dependent refractive index, and pulse broadens over distance which limit the maximal working cable range. Therefore chromatic dispersion results, rather than other which operate differently.

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