Glass Fiber Glass fiber is the most common type of fiber available, with companies such as Corning and Siecor producing billions of meters per year. Common industry-standard glass fibers are differentiated by the diameter of the core:...
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Archive for March, 2007
How much pulling force should you apply in fiber optic cable installation?
Exactly how much pulling force should be used for fiber optic cable installation? Here is a brief answer. The pulling force must be kept below a designated limit...
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BICSI deems ’07 Canada conference a success
March 15, 2007 — BICSI reports that its 2007 Canada Conference was “a most memorable event,” featuring educational presentations, informative exhibits and networking opportunities for participants. BICSI President John Bakowski announced that the...
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Is multimode fiber a better choice than single mode fiber?
Well, the short answer is YES for premises and local area networks. Single mode and multimode fibers have different network applications, because they have very different optical-performance attributes. In the...
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Avoiding Disaster in Fiber Optic Cable Pulling
The basic techniques for pulling fiber optic cable differs little from the approach used to pull copper or aluminum. However, fiber responds differently than copper or aluminum when pulled. Caution One: Avoid Measurement...Read more »
The long life of index matching gel
What is a index matching gel? Get index matching gel here. Will index matching gel dry out? leak out? expire? Blow away? The gel in the back of the UniCam Connector is designed...
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Fiber Optic Cable Installation – A Brief Review
Fiber optic cable installation is a specialized task and this is a brief review of cable installation practices for a bunch of different applications. You can find more Fiber Optic Technical Tutorials....
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What is a fiber optic splice tray?
Splice trays are necessary for holding and protecting individual fusion splices or mechanical splices. Splice trays are available for all different kinds of splices, such as mechanical splices from 3M, Corning, AMP and...Read more »
What is a fiber optic splice enclosure?
Fiber optic splice enclosures are used to protect stripped fiber optic cable and fiber optic splices from the environment, and they are available for indoor as well as outdoor mounting. Outdoor fiber optic...Read more »