The document discusses fiber optic losses including: - Fiber attenuation is lowest at 1550nm wavelength and highest at 1310nm, and varies by fiber type. Connector and splice losses are also provided. - Attenuation is the steady loss of signal power in fiber due to absorption and scattering. It is measured in decibels and can be converted to dB/km. The attenuation formula is given. - Link loss is the total measured power loss over a fiber span accounting for intrinsic attenuation and extrinsic discontinuities. It is wavelength dependent and measured in dB/km. - Loss budget is the total calculated power loss in an optical link from factors like fiber attenuation, splices, connectors and measurement