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This article describes the design and applications of high bandwidth plastic optical fibers. You can get the plastic optical fibers here or by clicking on the following picture.   Until early 1990s, plastic optical fibers didn’t have high bandwidth and there were very few reports regarding high bit rate transmission by plastic optical fiber. The reason for that is there were no good laser diode and photodetector for POF. However in 1994, NEC reported that they succeeded in a 2.5Gb/sec data transmission experiment with plastic optical fiber. Thus much more interest has been focused on plastic fiber data link. Since

This article describes the structure of armored fiber cables and their benefits for the network owner. You can get the armored fiber optic cable products here or click on the following picture. The Structure of an Armored Fiber Optic Cable Armored fiber cables have extra reinforcing in the cable housing to prevent damage. In basic armored fiber cable designs, the outer sleeve provides protection against wind, solvents, and abrasion. This outer sleeve is usually made of plastic such as polyethylene. The next layer between the sleeve and the inner jacket is an armoring layer of materials that are difficult to

This article describes the main factors in designed high quality fiber optic cables. Fiber Optics For Sale Co. stocks all types of fiber cables. You can find the fiber cable products here or click on the following picture. For fiber optic cables to be real alternatives to copper cables, they must be able to be safely installed and maintained in all environments where metallic conductors are normally installed. Fiber cables must have very good mechanical properties to work in these environments such as underground ducts. However, glass optical fibers themselves are very brittle and very susceptible to mechanical handling. Therefore,

Fiber optic cables are commonly installed indoor and outdoor for inside and outside plants in LANs, MANs and WANs. This article describes some of the common fiber cable installation methods. We provide all the fiber cable installation tools, cable duct and raceway and cable management system. You can also click on the following picture to get more info. :: Indoor Fiber Optic Cable Installation Indoor fiber cables should be placed in conduits or trays. Most fiber cables are non-conductive so they can be placed alongside high voltage cables without any special insulation. cable installation must meet the NEC and local

This overview talks about the history and current development in plastic optical fiber (POF) technology for data networking applications. You can find the plastic optical fiber products here or clicking on the following picture. Do we really need plastic optical fiber for computer networking? For a very long time, single mode and graded-index multimode glass optical fibers based on silica material have been the only media for optical communication networking. They offer high bandwidth, very low attenuator, and extremely high reliability. But this benefit comes at a cost. Glass optical fibers require highly trained technician for installation and very expensive