Fiber Optic Cable

A cable consisting of one or more thin flexible fibers with a glass core through which light signals can be sent with very little loss of strength is called fiber optic cable. They're designed for long-distance, high-performance data networking, and telecommunications. Compared to wired cables, fiber optic cables provide higher bandwidth and transmit data over longer distances. Optical fiber cabling is used to transfer information via pulses of light, which pass along one or more - indeed, anything up to a couple of hundred in some cases - transparent glass or plastic pipes. Each of these strands is little wider than an average hair, and will normally be surrounded by a further layer of cladding.

Uses of  Fiber Optic Cable:

1. It is use for lighting and decoration.

2. It is use for mechanical checks.

3. Is is use to transmit data in very high speed.

Fiber Optic Cable

Some interesting facts about fiber optic device are:

• 1. Fiber is a green technology, due to its reduced energy consumption compared to other connection types.
• 2. The fastest speed ever recorded on a single fiber line is a whopping 43 Tbps — that's terabits per second!
• 3. Fiber is sustainable; it is made from Silicon Dioxide, the second-most abundant element on Earth after Oxygen.
• 4.The U.S. government was one of the first big organizations to start using fiber optic cables when they utilized them to link a network of computers together in the NORAD headquarters in Colorado in 1975.

5. In 2011, 19.2 million miles of fiber optic  cabling was installed in homes in the United        States alone. That’s enough to wrap around the world 772 times.

6.In China, all new residences must be wired with fiber technology.

     

            

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