Copper wire has been in use for many years for the purpose of communication. These days, this technology is being replaced by fiber- optic technology. Due to numerous benefits of this new technology, people are looking to adopt this new technology. This new technology can be used in communication of different channels. 100Mb fiber optic cable can be used for communication at long distances. There is no requirement of refreshment in case of any failure. These cables can perform very fast transmission of data, also they can carry large amount of data.
Fiber-optic cable can be used for local telephone systems and computer networks. These cables can provide the facility of cable television services. It can be used for the purpose of electric utilities. Industrial plants can also take benefit through the use of these cables.
Fiber-optic cables are available in many types. Some of its types are; single mode, multimode, and POF. Single-mode cable possesses the capacity of huge data transmission, because there is no chance of distortion from light pulses. Plastic optical cable contains a plastic core and cladding. Multimode cable consists of two types, which are step-index multimode and graded-index multimode. Step-index multimode contains a large core and graded-index multimode cable contains a refractive index core. This refractive index core shrinks gradually from the hub to the cladding.
There is an outside jacket for the optical carrier cable, which is further strengthened with the help of fiber coating. This outside jacket can cover the cladding, which can protect the inner core. In the inner side of optical cable, there is mirror like material, which can reflect the lighting. This mirror coating helps in reflecting the light continuously, which results in flowing of light from one corner to the other corner of optical cable.
In fiber-optic cable, data is transmitted with the help of transmitter. This transmitter can accept the incoming data. After processing, this data can be translated with the help of light-emitting diode or an injection laser diode. Light pulses can transmit with the help of lens. In this way, data can be transmitted in the form of light pulses.
These cables can provide lot of benefits to the people. These cables can provide security against the radio frequency interference, jamming, and tapping. That is why they are used by the people for the telephone and internet connections. These cables are more economical than the copper cables and can be used for long distances.
Copper cables can be dangerous due to fire hazards, but optical cables do not possess such kind of harm. There is no requirement of electricity for the working of these cables. Due to this quality, we can place them near the high voltage places.
There is minor chance of any data loss due to the 100Mb fiber optic cable. These optical cables offer a great way for light transmission and even after travelling a long distance intensity of light remains the same. In these cables, large amount of data can be transferred at a time.