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Fiber Optic

Fiber optic cables transmit light through thin, flexible glass fibers to carry digital data over long distances. They have advantages over metal wires like lower signal loss and immunity to electromagnetic interference. Fibers are used for applications like telecommunications, networking, medical imaging, and more. Some disadvantages are the higher initial cost compared to electrical systems and lack of standardization, but researchers are working to reduce these issues.

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Fiber Optic

Fiber optic cables transmit light through thin, flexible glass fibers to carry digital data over long distances. They have advantages over metal wires like lower signal loss and immunity to electromagnetic interference. Fibers are used for applications like telecommunications, networking, medical imaging, and more. Some disadvantages are the higher initial cost compared to electrical systems and lack of standardization, but researchers are working to reduce these issues.

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Fiber Optic

An optical fiber or optical fibre is a thin, flexible, transparent fiber that acts as a waveguide, or "light pipe", to
transmit light between the two ends of the fiber. The field of applied science and engineering concerned with the
design and application of optical fibers is known as fiber optics. Optical fibers are widely used in fiber-optic
communications, which permits transmission over longer distances and at higher bandwidths (data rates) than other
forms of communication. Fibers are used instead of metal wires because signals travel along them with less loss and
are also immune to electromagnetic interference. Fibers are also used for illumination, and are wrapped in bundles
so they can be used to carry images, thus allowing viewing in tight spaces. Specially designed fibers are used for a
variety of other applications, including sensors and fiber lasers.

We hear about fiber-optic cables whenever people talk about the telephone system, the cable TV system or the
Internet. Fiber-optic lines are strands of optically pure glass as thin as a human hair that carry digital information
over long distances. They are also used in medical imaging and mechanical engineering inspection.

UsesofOpticFibers:
Fiber optic cables find many uses in a wide variety of industries and applications. Some
uses of fiber optic cables include:
 Medical
Used as light guides, imaging tools and also as lasers for surgeries
 Defense/Government
Used as hydrophones for seismic and SONAR uses, as wiring in aircraft, submarines and
other vehicles and also for field networking
 Data Storage
Used for data transmission
 Telecommunications
Fiber is laid and used for transmitting and receiving purposes
 Networking
Used to connect users and servers in a variety of network settings and help increase the speed
and accuracy of data transmission

Advantages of Fiber Optics:

Fiber optic systems have many attractive features that are superior to electrical systems. These include improved
system performance, immunity to electrical noise, signal security, and improved safety and electrical isolation.Other
advantages include reduced size and weight, environmental protection, and overall system economy. Following are
main advantages of fiber optic systems.

 System Performance
 Greatly increased bandwidth and capacity
 Lower signal attenuation (loss)
 Immunity to Electrical Noise
Disadvantages of Fiber Optics:

Despite the many advantages of fiber optic systems, there are some disadvantages.

 Because of the relative newness of the technology, fiber optic components are expensive. Fiber optic
transmitters and receivers are still relatively expensive compared to electrical interfaces. The lack of
standardization in the industry has also limited the acceptance of fiber optics. Many industries are more
comfortable with the use of electrical systems and are reluctant to switch to fiber optics. However, industry
researchers are eliminating these disadvantages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_fiber

http://communication.howstuffworks.com/fiber-optic-communications/fiber-optic.htm

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