Optical Fibers Optical Fibers are glass fibers usually about 120 micrometers in
diameter that are used to deliver wave signals in the form of pulses
of light over distances up to 50 km without the using repeaters. These
wave signals may be coded voice communications or computer data.
Fiber optic communications is dependent on the principle that light in
a glass medium can carry more information over longer distances than
electrical signals can carry in a copper or coaxial medium. The purity
of today's glass fiber mixed with advance electronics system allows
fiber to transmit digitized light signals well beyond 100 km without
amplification. Optical fiber is an ideal transmission medium with few
transmission losses, low interference and high bandwidth potential.
How Fiber Works
The working of an optical fiber is dependent on the principle of total
internal reflection. Light reflects or refracts based on the angle at
which it strikes a surface. This principle is at the center of how
optical fiber works. Restricting the angle at which the light waves
are delivered makes it possible to control how efficiently they reach
their destination. Light waves are covered with the core of the
optical fiber in much the same way that radio frequency signals are
covered with coaxial cable. The light waves are directed to the other
end of the fiber by being reflected within the core.
The creation of the cladding glass relative to the core glass decides
the fiber's capability to reflect light. That reflection is usually
occurred by creating a high...
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...3) Security:
Optical fibers provide more security than any other cables. They are
protected to Electromagnetic interference from radio signals, car
ignition systems, lightning etc. They can be delivered safely through
explosive or flammable atmospheres.
Areas of Application
1) Telecommunication's:
Optical fibers are now the used as link between telephone substations.
2) Local Area Networks (LAN's):
Multimode fiber is commonly used as the "backbone" to deliver signals
between the hubs of LAN's from where copper coaxial cable takes the
data to the desktop.
3) Cable TV:
Cable TV networks make use of optical fiber because of its very low
power utilization.
4) CCTV
Closed circuit television security systems make use of optical fiber
because of its inbuilt security as well as the other benefits.
fiber-optic cables that run from a major city to another major city. So if you
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