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Fiber optic cables transmit light signals over long distances using thin strands of glass or plastic called optical fibers. Optical fibers contain a core surrounded by cladding and have diameters comparable to a human hair. They carry digital data through the principle of total internal reflection, where light bouncing between the core and cladding is reflected down the fiber. Fiber optic cables have advantages over copper cables like higher bandwidth, less signal degradation over long distances, lighter weight, and non-flammability. They are used widely in telecommunications, networking, and data transmission applications.
Fiber optic cables transmit light signals over long distances using thin strands of glass or plastic called optical fibers. Optical fibers contain a core surrounded by cladding and have diameters comparable to a human hair. They carry digital data through the principle of total internal reflection, where light bouncing between the core and cladding is reflected down the fiber. Fiber optic cables have advantages over copper cables like higher bandwidth, less signal degradation over long distances, lighter weight, and non-flammability. They are used widely in telecommunications, networking, and data transmission applications.
Fiber optic cables transmit light signals over long distances using thin strands of glass or plastic called optical fibers. Optical fibers contain a core surrounded by cladding and have diameters comparable to a human hair. They carry digital data through the principle of total internal reflection, where light bouncing between the core and cladding is reflected down the fiber. Fiber optic cables have advantages over copper cables like higher bandwidth, less signal degradation over long distances, lighter weight, and non-flammability. They are used widely in telecommunications, networking, and data transmission applications.
people talk about the telephone system, the cable TV system or the Internet. Fiber-optic lines are strands of optically pure glass as thin as a human hair that carry digital information over long distances. They are also used in medical imaging and mechanical engineering inspection. What are Fiber Optics? Fiber optics (optical fibers) are long, thin strands of very pure glass about the diameter of a human hair. They are arranged in bundles called optical cables and used to transmit light signals over long distances. What are Fiber Optics? If you look closely at a single optical fiber, you will see that it has the following parts: Core - Thin glass center of the fiber where the light travels Cladding - Outer optical material surrounding the core that reflects the light back into the core Buffer coating - Plastic coating that protects the fiber from damage and moisture
Fiber Optics plastic jacket glass or plastic cladding fiber core TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION What are Fiber Optics? Fiber Optic Cables SOURCE: SURFNET.NL What are Fiber Optics? Single-mode fibers have small cores (about 3.5 x 10-4 inches or 9 microns in diameter) and transmit infrared laser light (wavelength = 1,300 to 1,550 nanometers). Multi-mode fibers have larger cores (about 2.5 x 10-3 inches or 62.5 microns in diameter) and transmit infrared light (wavelength = 850 to 1,300 nm) from light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Some optical fibers can be made from plastic. These fibers have a large core (0.04 inches or 1 mm diameter) and transmit visible red light (wavelength = 650 nm) from LEDs. How Does an Optical Fiber Transmit Light? Suppose you want to shine a flashlight beam down a long, straight hallway. Just point the beam straight down the hallway -- light travels in straight lines, so it is no problem. What if the hallway has a bend in it? You could place a mirror at the bend to reflect the light beam around the corner. What if the hallway is very winding with multiple bends? You might line the walls with mirrors and angle the beam so that it bounces from side-to-side all along the hallway. This is exactly what happens in an optical fiber. How Does an Optical Fiber Transmit Light? How Does an Optical Fiber Transmit Light? The light in a fiber-optic cable travels through the core (hallway) by constantly bouncing from the cladding (mirror-lined walls), a principle called total internal reflection. Because the cladding does not absorb any light from the core, the light wave can travel great distances. However, some of the light signal degrades within the fiber, mostly due to impurities in the glass. The extent that the signal degrades depends on the purity of the glass and the wavelength of the transmitted light Dense Wave-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) - - - 1 2 3 N - - - Multiple colors (frequencies) sent through the fiber at the same time, more than 100
Each color carries a separate signal
Allows huge bandwidth Optical Fiber Capacity Growth 1983- 2002 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 OC-48 OC-192 OC-192, 2l OC-48, 40l OC-192, 16l OC-48, 96l OC-192, 32l OC-192, 48l OC-192, 80l OC-192, 128l 1.7 Gb 565Mb 135Mb Single Fiber Capacity (Gigabits/sec) 1 Terabit = World record ~ 16 terabits per second Fiber Optic Lines in Central Philadelphia SOURCE: CYBERGEOGRAPHY.ORG TELECOM HOTEL SOURCE: ALCATEL Submarine Cables in North East Asia Fiber optic cable functions as a "light guide," guiding the light introduced at one end of the cable through to the other end. The light source can either be a light-emitting diode (LED)) or a laser.
Thinner Less Expensive Higher Carrying Capacity Less Signal Degradation& Digital Signals Light Signals Non-Flammable Light Weight High Bandwidth Over Long Distances
Interconnects Networking (Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs)) Gigabit Ethernet Semiconductor Equipment Data Transmission Telecommunications
Fibre optics works by using light pulses to transfer data through thin glass or plastic strands that are known as optical cables. Light waves travel through the cables by bending, which is caused by reflection on the glass mirrors. The cables have a transmitter at the end that is used to send the data by converting it to electronic signals.
Copper will transport electrical signals. Fiber optic will transfer the signal as a ray of light. fiber is glass so there is NO fire hazard fiber is lighter,cheaper
what is the function of fiber optics? what are the advantages of fiber optics? mentioned example of the application of optical fiber? How does fiber optics work? what is the difference between fiber optic cable and copper cable?