Which mechanism reduces signal power exponentially in long optical fibers?

💡 Explanation

Material absorption arises due to impurities, while Rayleigh scattering occurs from refractive index fluctuations; because these processes dissipate energy via conversion to heat and scattered light, rather than preserving it; therefore, signal loss increases linearly with fiber length, rather than remaining constant.

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