Fibre Optic Cable Advantages and Disadvantages (Optical Fiber Cable Advantages) — Transcript
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- 0:03fiber optic
- 0:04cable
- 0:08when it comes to choosing a cable there
- 0:10are fiber optic cable advantages and
- 0:12disadvantages
- 0:14a fibre optic cable is a network cable
- 0:16that has strains of glass fibers inside
- 0:19an insulated casing
- 0:21or in other words an optical fiber cable
- 0:24is a type of cable
- 0:25in which several optical fibers are
- 0:27connected usually covered by the
- 0:29protective plastics
- 0:31they are planned for long distance high
- 0:33recital data networking
- 0:35and telecommunications fiber optic
- 0:38cable essentially consists of two layers
- 0:41of glass
- 0:42the core which indicates the actual
- 0:44light and the cladding
- 0:45which is a layer of glass around the
- 0:47core a layer called a buffer tube
- 0:50protects the cladding and the jacket
- 0:52layer works as the final protective
- 0:54layer for personage stresses
- 0:56the cladding has a lower reflex index
- 0:59than the core
- 1:00this leads to basic internal reflection
- 1:04most fibers work in duplex joints one is
- 1:07used to transmit
- 1:08fiber and the other is used to receive
- 1:11but it is possible
- 1:12to send both signals in the same way
- 1:15types of fiber optic cable
- 1:20it has two types the first type of cable
- 1:24is single mode fiber
- 1:25smf and the second is multi-mode fiber
- 1:28mmf multi-mode fiber can carry multiple
- 1:32light
- 1:33modes at the same time by having
- 1:34different optical properties
- 1:37the shortest route must be travelled the
- 1:40larger core simplifies connectivity
- 1:42and takes advantage of low cost led and
- 1:45vcscl technologies that run in the 850
- 1:48nanometers window
- 1:50the single mode fiber has a base size of
- 1:53nine microns
- 1:54is very small and has a light path and
- 1:57can travel up to 100 kilometers
- 2:00this requires more expensive electronics
- 2:02that run on windows 1310 and 1550
- 2:06nanometers and
- 2:07are commonly used in long distance lands
- 2:10cable tv
- 2:11and telephone applications how fibre
- 2:14optics works
- 2:19fiber optics transmit light in the
- 2:21arrangement of particles or photons that
- 2:23pulsation via fibre optic cable
- 2:26the light bounces off the walls
- 2:28repeatedly and travels under the fibre
- 2:30optic cable
- 2:32glass fiber cores and cladding each have
- 2:34a separate reflex
- 2:35indicator that deflects incoming light
- 2:37from a particular angle
- 2:40when light signals are transmitted by a
- 2:42fiber optic cable
- 2:43they reflect core and cladding in a
- 2:45sequence of zigzag
- 2:47bounces and this procedure is followed
- 2:49by a method called internal reflection
- 2:52light indicators do not travel at the
- 2:54speed of light because they indicate
- 2:56layers of glass
- 2:57instead of traveling 30 slower than the
- 3:00speed of light
- 3:01fiber optics transmissions sometimes
- 3:04require repeaters at long intervals to
- 3:06renew or boost the signal throughout its
- 3:08journey
- 3:09so that by converting the optical signal
- 3:11into an electrical signal
- 3:13the optical signal can be implemented
- 3:15optically
- 3:16the signal can be transmitted again uses
- 3:20of fiber optics fibre optic cables
- 3:22transmit huge amounts of data at very
- 3:24lofty speeds
- 3:26therefore this technology is generally
- 3:29applied to internet cables
- 3:31compared to traditional copper wires
- 3:33fiber optic cables are heavier
- 3:36lighter and more elastic and take more
- 3:38data
- 3:39it has never been easier to make a
- 3:41telephone call inside or outside the
- 3:43country
- 3:44with the use of fibre optic
- 3:46communication you can quickly connect
- 3:48and communicate clearly with both
- 3:50parties without a break
- 3:52the use of fiber optics in the field of
- 3:55decorative lighting has also increased
- 3:57in recent years
- 3:59fiber optic cables offer easy reasonable
- 4:02and gorgeous solutions for lighting
- 4:04projects
- 4:05as a result they are widely used in
- 4:07lighting decorations and bright
- 4:09christmas trees
- 4:11fibre optic cables are extensively used
- 4:14in drug and research
- 4:16optical communication is an important
- 4:18part of non-invasive surgical procedures
- 4:21known as endoscopy the use of fiber
- 4:24optic cables in signal transmission has
- 4:27increased exponentially in recent years
- 4:30these cables are ideal for transmitting
- 4:32signals to high definition televisions
- 4:35because of their high bandwidth and
- 4:36speed
- 4:38similarly fiber optic cables are cheaper
- 4:40than the same amount of
- 4:42copper wire fiber optic cables play an
- 4:45important role in the lighting and
- 4:47safety features of existing automobiles
- 4:50they are widely used in lighting both
- 4:52interior and exterior of vehicles
- 4:55due to space conservation and high light
- 4:57supply capacity
- 4:59fibre optics are used in more and more
- 5:01vehicles every day
- 5:03fibre optic cable advantages and
- 5:08disadvantages
- 5:11fibre optic transmission using optical
- 5:13fiber is becoming more and more common
- 5:15in modern society
- 5:17driven by the growing demand for high
- 5:19bandwidth and high speed connectivity
- 5:21for various industrial and residential
- 5:23purposes
- 5:25here are some details of the advantages
- 5:27and disadvantages of fibre optic
- 5:29transmission
- 5:31fibre optic cable advantages
- 5:36low power loss an optical fiber offers
- 5:39low power shortages
- 5:41allowing longer transmission distances
- 5:44compared to copper in a network the
- 5:46longest distance of copper is 100 meters
- 5:49while with fiber
- 5:50it is two kilometers faster speeds
- 5:54optical fiber cable supports extremely
- 5:57high bandwidth and speed
- 5:59the most important advantage of optical
- 6:02fiber cable is the information
- 6:03transmitted per unit
- 6:06better reliability fiber is protected
- 6:09from temperature changes
- 6:11extreme weather and humidity all of
- 6:13which can interfere with copper cable
- 6:15communication
- 6:17also the fiber does not carry an
- 6:19electric current
- 6:20so it is not bothered by electromagnetic
- 6:22interference
- 6:23emi which can hinder data transmission
- 6:27flexibility an optical fiber has more
- 6:31precise strength than copper or steel
- 6:33fibers of the same diameter it is
- 6:36flexible
- 6:37bends easily and resists most serious
- 6:39elements attacking copper cable
- 6:42thinner and light weighted fiber optic
- 6:45cables are much
- 6:46thinner and lighter than metal wires
- 6:49they also take up less space with cables
- 6:51with the same information capacity
- 6:54lightweight fiber makes it easy to
- 6:56install
- 6:57optical fiber is thinner and can be tied
- 7:00in a smaller diameter than copper
- 7:02wires these comparable copper wire
- 7:05cables are smaller in size and lighter
- 7:07in weight
- 7:08offering a better fit for areas where
- 7:10space is a concern
- 7:12security optical fibers are difficult to
- 7:16tap since they do not activate
- 7:18electromagnetic energy
- 7:20they cannot stop the emission because
- 7:23tapping fiber physically takes great
- 7:25skill in doing unwanted work
- 7:27fibre is one of the safest means of
- 7:29transporting sensitive data
- 7:32bandwidth fibre optic cables have a much
- 7:35larger bandwidth than metal wires
- 7:38the most important advantage of this is
- 7:40the information
- 7:41transmitted per unit time fiber on other
- 7:44transmission media
- 7:45longer distances fiber optic cables can
- 7:49carry
- 7:50signals far beyond the 328 foot limits
- 7:53specified for copper cables
- 7:56for example some 10 gigabits per second
- 7:59single mode fiber cables can carry a
- 8:01signal about
- 8:0225 miles away the actual distance
- 8:05depends on the cable type
- 8:07wavelength and network cost
- 8:10optical fiber cable can be made several
- 8:13miles
- 8:14cheaper than the equivalent length of
- 8:15copper wire
- 8:17to compete for market share with many
- 8:19vendors the price of optical cable is
- 8:21sure to come down
- 8:23the raw materials for glass are much
- 8:25higher than for copper
- 8:27this means that glass can be made
- 8:29cheaper than copper
- 8:31fibre optic cable disadvantages
- 8:36although the advantages of using fiber
- 8:38optic transmission far outweigh the
- 8:40disadvantages
- 8:41its disadvantages should not be
- 8:43underestimated
- 8:45difficult to splice optical fibers are
- 8:48difficult to separate and scattering
- 8:50causes light loss in the fiber
- 8:53they have a limited physical arc of
- 8:55cables
- 8:56if you twist them too much they will
- 8:59break
- 9:00fragility it is made of glass which is
- 9:03much more delicate than electrical
- 9:05cables such as copper cabling
- 9:08not only that but glass can also be
- 9:10damaged by
- 9:11chemicals such as hydrogen gas that can
- 9:13affect transmission
- 9:15due to its weakness special care has to
- 9:18be taken with laying fiber cable
- 9:20underwater
- 9:21can't be curved transmission on optical
- 9:24fiber has to be repeated at long
- 9:26intervals
- 9:28when just a few centimeters of radius
- 9:30curves are wrapped
- 9:31the fibers can be broken or the
- 9:33transmission can be damaged
- 9:36highly susceptible fiber optic cable is
- 9:39a small and compact cable
- 9:41and it is extremely sensitive to cuts or
- 9:43damage during installation or
- 9:45construction activities
- 9:47fiber optic cables can provide great
- 9:50data transmission capabilities
- 9:53therefore when fibre optic cabling is
- 9:55chosen as the transmission medium
- 9:57its maintenance backup and survival must
- 10:00be identified
- 10:02attenuation and dispersion with long
- 10:05distance transmission
- 10:06the light will diminish and scatter
- 10:09which means additional components such
- 10:11as edfa
- 10:12erbium doped fiber amplifier an optical
- 10:15repeater device used to amplify optical
- 10:18signals
- 10:18which are run through a fibre optic
- 10:20communication system
- 10:22fibre optic cable has both advantages
- 10:25and disadvantages
- 10:27however in the lengthy sprint optical
- 10:30fiber will put back copper
- 10:32in today's network fibre optic cable is
- 10:35becoming more popular and widely used
- 10:37than ever before
- 10:39for further assistance or a free survey
- 10:42please email or call on the details
- 10:44below
- 10:45and click like and subscribe if you have
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