Advantages of Fiber Optic Cables
Advantages of Fiber Optic Cables Optical fibers are strands of super pure flexible glass used in telecommunications and they could be as thin as human hair. These thin strands transit digital signals in the form of light. A two-layered plastic coating rendered around each fiber make them reflect the light back to the core and move it forward without much loss. A number of such fibers are specifically arranged in bundles to do a set functions and such bundle is known as an optical cable. A cable is again buffer coated with a final outer layer for extra protection from moisture and other damaging agents. Fiber optic communication moves on through two main types of fibre optic cables. Laser lights move through single-mode fiber cables to transmit signals and in multi-mode cables, LEDs or light emitting diodes do this job. Multi-mode cables are thicker and heavier than single-mode cables. The basic principle of total in...