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Colin Yao - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Colin Yao joined E-TEK Dynamics in 1995 and later E-TEK was acquired by JDSU in 1997.
Since then Colin has accumulated extensive experience in the fiber optic industry and published over 200 excellent articles for the newcomers to the industry.
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- How to Handle Your Own Personal Injury Claim
[Legal:Personal-Injury] Not many people know that, after an accident, it is often possible to get around some of these roadblocks to fair compensation. Once you know the basic process involved in accident claims, with a bit of organization and some patience, your can save yourself the cost of a lawyer and handle your own injury insurance claim.
- How to Choose Fiber Optic Light Sources
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Like optical fiber, fiber optic light source technology has improved dramatically over the decades. These advances have greatly increased data transmission rates and reduced costs. Fiber optic transmitters are available to support every standardized network with a variety of connector choices.
- How to Choose Fiber Optic Power Meters
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] What is a fiber optic power meter? The fiber optic power meter measures how much light is coming out of a fiber optic cable. It can be used to determine the amount of light being generated by an optical source, or the amount of light being coupled into an optical receiver.
- What is a Armored Cable Slitter?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] For both electrical and fiber optic cables, tools are needed to strip the insulation jacket from the cable. This tool is called a cable slitter. For armored fiber optic cable, a more specialized tool called armored cable slitter is designed for the same purpose.
- What is an AMP LightCrimp Plus Connector?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] The AMP LightCrimp Plus connectors are one type of quick termination fiber optic connector which requires no epoxy and no polish as standard epoxy and polish fiber connectors. The LightCrimp Plus connector has a pre-polished fiber stub in the connector body. It uses AMP's (Tyco Electronics) splice and crimp technology to make a quick and clean fiber termination with a simple mechanical process.
- What Are Indoor-Outdoor Fiber Optic Cables?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Indoor fiber cables requires less temperature and mechanical strength than outdoor cables. However they have fire safety concerns; such as fire retardant and emits a very low level of smoke if on fire. It also allows smaller bend radius for installation.
- What is a Fiber Optic Pulling Eye?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Fiber optic pulling eye is also called cable pulling eye. It is a device that is fastened to a fiber cable. The hook can then be attached to the fiber pulling eye to pull the fiber cable through a innerduct, duct or small space.
- What is Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cable?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] In a loose tube, fiber is well shielded from being affected by the surrounding cable elements. By stranding the tube, it is also possible to design in strain relief from both temperature changes and mechanical forces.
- How to Pull Fiber Cable
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] The most basic method of laying fiber cables involves pulling the cable from the drum by hand. This technique is still used in many parts of the world today, particularly where labor is cheap and plentiful and cable is relatively short and lightweight.
- How to Choose Jacket Material For Fiber Optic Cable?
[Home-Improvement:Electrical] In selecting a material for an outdoor cable jacket, a manufacturer must choose one that is not only cost-wise, but also one having optimal performance characteristics for the intended environment. The characteristics considered crucial for a fiber optic cable jacket are toughness, tensile strength, heat and chemical Resistance, flexibility, and long-term environmental stability.
- How to Use Optical Epoxy?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] One of the most common methods of joining two pieces of optical glass is epoxy bonding. The two pieces of glass are coated with optic epoxy, brought together, and the epoxy is cured by applying heat, UV light or both. Some epoxy can also be cured in room temperature by time (some takes over 24 hours).
- A Introduction to Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
[Computers-and-Technology] Gigabit Ethernet is a 1,000 Mbps extension of the Ethernet standard. It is also referred to as 1000BaseX in reference to the specification for the required copper or fiber optic cabling. The motivation is by its inherent compatibility with other Ethernet specifications (10 Mbps Ethernet and 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet).
- Where Are Fiber Optic Patch Panels Used?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Fiber optic patch panels are mostly mounted in 19 inch relay racks, but they can also be mounted on freestanding rails, in cabinets and also on walls. For fiber optic cabling installation, you should plan the location of your fiber connectivity hardware carefully, including fiber patch panels. You can choose between direct cross-connection and patch panel.
- What is Optical Modulation?
[Computers-and-Technology] Simply put, optical modulation is the process of impressing information on a light carrier; it involves varying one or more of the features that define the optical wave, such as its power level, frequency, or phase. Our current fiber optic communication systems almost exclusively use semiconductor laser as the light source, and by far the easiest way to modulate the light is to modulate its power level. The amount of light power the emerges from the device depends on the electric current that is injected into it.
- A Brief Introduction to Communication Systems
[Communications] The original telecommunication system was developed for PSTN (Public Switch Telephone Network) for voice communications. But now communication networks include all types of voice, video and data communication over copper wire, optical fibers and wireless medium.
- How to Choose Fiber Optic Cables For Your Application
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Different fiber optic applications often require different fiber optic cables. Cable environment is the major factor in the type of cables chosen and it determines the fiber cable construction.
- Emerging Fiber Optic Data Communication Technologies
[Computers-and-Technology] With the explosive growth of Internet users, the demand for data communication network bandwidth has increased significantly.By the end of 2000, there were already 29 million Internet domains and still increasing. Digital library, distance learning, e-commerce, video on demand and peer-to-peer sharing all are spawned by these web sites.
- The Application of an LC Connector in Fiber Optic Cable Termination
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] LC connector is a mechanical device mounted on the end of a fiber optic cable, light source, receiver or housing to be mated to a similar device. LC and other Small Form Factor (SFF) fiber connectors such as MTRJ, MU is the solution for increasingly high density termination in limited spaces.
- Fiber Optic LAN Network Backbone 101
[Communications:Telephone-Systems] The intrabuilding backbone connects the main cross-connect in the building to each of the other cross-connects. An optical fiber intrabuilding backbone has emerged as the medium of choice due to its ability to support multiple high-speed networks in a smaller cable without crosstalk concerns.
- Fiber Optic Cable Configurations 101
[Computers-and-Technology] Many fiber optic patch panels use ST connectors. But modern data communication and telecommunication equipment adapt SC fiber connectors as the first choice.
- What is a Fiber Optic Splice Tray?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Fiber optic fusion and mechanical splices are placed in mechanical closures that are referred to as "splice enclosures", "splicing trays" or "splicing organizers". Fiber optic splice trays are designed to provide a location to store and to protect the fiber cables and the splices.
- What is a Fiber Optic Link?
[Communications:Telephone-Systems] The purpose of a fiber optic link is to convert a signal to light, move the light over long distance, and then reconstruct the signal from the light to electronic domain. The equipment used to do these jobs are called lightwave or fiber optic equipment which carry large amount of data over a huge distance.
- What is a Fiber Optic Patch Cord?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] An optical fiber patch cord is a two-fiber cable that uses the same connector type and optical fiber type as the optical fiber cabling that it is connected to. Fiber patch cord must meet the cable transmission performance requirements and physical cable specifications of TIA/EIA-568B.
- Fiber Optic Cable Routing and Marking
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Cross-connect fiber cables are routed between two termination points using the standoffs, brackets, and other wire management devices. Cross connect wiring requires extra care in handling to maintain performance characteristics. Best practices that are using in telephone-grade cross-connects are not at all appropriate for the higher performance categories of LAN wiring.
- What is a Fiber Optic Patch Panel?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Fiber optic patch panels are also known as fiber distribution panels. Patch panel's function is to terminate the fiber optic cable and provide access to the cable's individual fibers for cross connection.
- Fiber Optic Installation Training - A Brief Introduction
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] If properly installed, optical fibers carry lightwave signals over thousands of kilometers almost instantly. However, if the fiber cables are not installed properly, the lightwave signal may not even travel from one part of an office building to another. That should tell you the importance of fiber optic technician training.
- What is an MTP Fiber Optic Connector?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] MTP stands for "Multifiber Termination Push-on" connector and it is designed by USConec and built around the MT ferrule. Each MTP contains 12 fibers or 6 duplex channels in a connector smaller than most duplex connections in use today. It is designed as a high-performance version of the MPO and will interconnect with MPO connectors.
- Plastic Optical Fiber and Its Huge Potential in Optical Communication
[Communications:Telephone-Systems] Since the inception of lightwave optical communication with fiber, the focus has been on the technology for long-distance telecommunication applications. And that is why single mode glass optical fiber has been the most preferred channels for such applications.
- What is a MTRJ Fiber Optic Connector?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] MTRJ stands for "Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack". It is constructed with a plastic housing and provides accurate alignment via its metal guide pins and plastic ferrule.
- What is LC Fiber Optic Connector?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Since LC connector was developed by Lucent, they obviously nicknamed it LC connector as a acronym for Lucent Connector (although actually it has never been called Lucent Connector). LC connector is a small form-factor fiber connector which uses a 1.25mm diameter ferrule instead of the more legacy 2.
- What is FC Fiber Optic Connector?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] FC fiber optic connector is popular in test environments and mostly for single mode applications. FC stands for "Fixed Connection". It was the earliest connector and is now available in FC PC, FC APC, FC SPC and FC UPC types. It was originally devised by NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) for telecommunication applications. Thus it is popular in Japan and Europe. In the US, MCI used it in its fiber optic telephone networks in 1980s.
- What is ST Fiber Optic Connector?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] ST connector stands for "Straight Tip". It was developed by AT&T and is a registered trademark of AT&T. The formal name of ST connector as defined in ISO/IEC standards is BFOC/2.5.
- What is SC Fiber Optic Connector?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] SC stands for "Subscriber Connector" or "Square Connector". It was developed by NTT. SC connector has a push-pull locking mechanism which is very flexible yet provides high repeatability and low insertion loss. It has been quickly replacing legacy connectors such as ST, SMA connectors and becoming the current most popular fiber connectors used in the fiber optic communication industry.
- What is Fiber Optic Cleaving?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Fiber optic cleaving is the process to scribe and break an optical fiber endface. Fiber optic technicians need some training in order to gain the skills necessary for best possible results.
- How Do Fiber Optic Cleavers Precisely Cut Optical Fibers in a Flash?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] What is optical fiber cleaving? Simply put, optical fiber cleaving is the art of cutting glass optical fibers at a perfect 90° angle with a mirror like surface. This isn't as easy as it sounds. Why do we need to cut the fiber at a perfect 90° angle at all? Well, this is required when we want to fuse two optical fibers together. Optical fiber fusion splicing always requires that the fiber tips have a smooth end face that is perpendicular to the fiber axis. The cleave quality is very important in determining the fusion splicing loss. This is especially true for specialty fibers such as erbium-doped fibers and dispersion-compensating fibers.
- Absolute Beginners' Guide to Fiber Optic Bit Error Ratio (BER) Measurement
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Bit error ratio (BER) measurement is the fundamental measurement of the quality of the fiber optic communication system. It measures the system's probability that transmitted bits will be correctly received as logic ones and zeros. Bit error ratio is the ratio of the number of bits received incorrectly compared to the number of bits transmitted in a specified time interval or quantity of bits. The typical acceptable BER levels range from 1e-9 to 1e-12.
- Absolute Beginners' Guide to Fiber Optic Sensors
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] The fundamental characteristic of all fiber optic sensors is that they depend on some optical properties, such as intensity, phase, state of polarization and wavelength, to be modulated by measurands. Measurands could be pressure, temperature, electromagnetic field or displacement.
- How to Design a Highly Reliable Fiber Optic Network
[Computers-and-Technology] What happens if a major fiber optic cable is cut or a major hubbing location is destroyed in a fiber network? Will the whole system be brought down? That is the subject of this article: the survivability of a well designed fiber network.
- How to Design a High Performance Optical Receiver?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] The structure of an optical receiver is simple: consisting of just a photodiode to produce the electrical current and an amplifier. But do not be fooled: it is far more complex to design a really high performance optical receiver. So we will talk about some of the criteria of actual receivers.
- Everything You Need to Know About Fiber Optic Ethernet
[Computers-and-Technology] Now fiber optic transceivers are commercially available for almost all international and industrial standards, including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10Gbit Ethernet. So let's review the the bunch of industry standards and inspect the various applications that fiber optic transceivers provide.
- The Secrets of Choosing Ribbon Fiber
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] That is where the high fiber count ribbon cables come to play. These compact, UV epoxy bonded cables are comprised with high precision optical fibers and can be massed fusion spliced with minimum loss. These products have proven to be an excellent platform for FTTH deployment.
- Why is VoIP Replacing PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)? Fiber Optic Communication Tutorial
[Communications:VOIP] The traditional PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) has been continuously improving since its inception by Alexander Bell. There are valid reasons why PSTN exists in its current state.
- The Current Status of FTTH in the US and the Rest of the World
[Communications] Currently in the US, FTTH is not yet a real alternative challenge to interactive digital services distributed over cable, DSL, satellite and other media. Why? The simple reason is the cost. The cost for roll out a widespread FTTH infrastructure is exorbitant and therefore currently it is only feasible in urban and business areas.
- What Are Fiber Optic Attenuators? Fiber Optic Communication Tutorial Series
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] A fiber optic attenuator, also called an optical attenuator, simulates the loss the would be caused by a long length of fiber. Typically, this device performs receiver testing. While an optical attenuator can simulate the optical loss of a long length of fiber, it cannot accurately simulate the dispersion that would be caused by a long length of fiber.
- What Are Fiber Optic Isolators? Fiber Optic Communication Tutorial Series
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Light can be reflected back and forth. This is also true in fiber optic communication networks. But in fiber optic networks, most of the reflections are harmful to the stability of the system which is especially true for lasers. So that is where fiber optic isolator comes to play. Optical isolators are devices that transmit light only in one direction. They play a vital role in fiber optic systems by stopping back-reflection and scattered light from reaching sensitive components, particularly lasers.
- What Are Fiber Optic Circulators? Fiber Optic Communication Tutorial Series
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] The optical circulator has similar function and design as the optical isolator. An optical circulator is an nonreciprocal passive device that directs light sequentially from port 1 to port 2, from port 2 to port 3, and so on in only one direction. The operation of a circulator is similar to that of an isolator except its constructions is more complex. Like the isolator, its uses polarization to do its job.
- Understanding the Basics of All Optical Switching
[Communications] What is all-optical switching? All-optical switching is a process by which light, usually in the form of digital communication signals, is routed from one transmission channel to another, or modulated, without intermediate conversion to another format. In previous technologies, the routing usually involves the following steps: detection of an optical signal, an electronic routing decision, electronic triggering of a laser in the appropriate output channel, and generation of a new optical pulse.
- What is WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) For Fiber Optic Communication? Fiber Optic Tutorial
[Communications] WDM is the abbreviation for Wavelength Division Multiplexing. What it does is to split the the light in an optic fiber into a number of discrete wavelengths (colors). Each wavelength (color) is a independent channel running at data rate at 2.5Gbit/s, 10Gbit/s, 40Gbit/s or even 100Gbit/s (still under development).
- Some Basic Concepts of Fiber Optic Loss Testing
[Computers-and-Technology] In a basic loss testing setup, four types of test equipment are needed. They are the light source, the power meter, the reference patch cables and the adapter (mating sleeve).
- Troubleshooting Your Optical Fiber Networks - Introduction to OTDR
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] In fiber optic networks, OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) is an opto-electronic instrument used to characterize an optical fiber. OTDR is both the best known and least understood fiber optic instrument.
- Introduction to SONET (Synchronous Optical Networking) - Fiber Optic Technologies Tutorial Series
[Communications] The SONET standards were developed in the mid-1980s to take advantage of low-cost transmission over optical fibers. It defines a hierarchy of data rates, formats for framing and multiplexing the payload data, as well as optical signal specifications(wavelength and dispersion), allowing multi-vendor interoperability.
- An Introduction to ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) Networks
[Communications] The standards for ATM were first developed in the mid 1980s. The goal was to design a single networking strategy that could transport real-time video and audio as well as image files, text and email.
- Everything You Need to Know About Fiber Optic Testing - Fiber Optic Technology Tutorial Series
[Computers-and-Technology] A great many tests must be performed on optical fibers. A fiber manufacturer must test a fiber to determine the characteristics by which the fiber will be specified. As a quality control measure during manufacture of fibers, the manufacturer must constantly test the fibers to ensure that they meet the specifications.
- The Future of Fiber Optic Communication
[Computers-and-Technology] There is no question that fiber optic communication is our future. Fiber optic communication industry has been enjoying amazing growth for over 15 years. These are driven by both technology advance and market demand. There are some obvious trends in the development of new technology and market. Let's examine some of the most important ones here.
- Optical Fiber Fusion Splicing and Its Applications
[Computers-and-Technology] Fusion splicing is an amazing invention in the fiber optic communication industry. Two optical glass fibers are melted together in a extremely well controlled environment. How could this be possible? Look inside and find out!
- Everything You Need to Know About Aerial Fiber Optic Cable Installation
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Installing fiber optic cables for aerial applications is not as easy as it seems. Aerial cable installers need extensive training to quality for this job. This article explains all the important facts and techniques of installing aerial fiber optic cables.
- The Tremendous Applications of Fiber Optics
[Computers-and-Technology] The past decade has seen the tremendous success of fiber optic communication technologies. This article explains the many benefits of fiber optic systems.
- Understanding Basic Terms in Indoor Fiber Optic Cable Installation
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] All the secret techniques of indoor fiber optic cable installation are included in this extensive article. Find out by yourself!
- What Is Structured Cabling For Computer LAN Networks?
[Computers-and-Technology] Structured cabling is the foundation for modern computer LAN networks. There are a variety of industry standards defining the specification. Learn what exactly is structured cabling, horizontal cabling and more.
- The Story Of Legacy Fiber Optic Connectors
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] A large variety of fiber optic connectors have been developed over the years for the fiber optic networking industry. What are the differences between them and how many are still widely used today? Find out the answers to these questions and more...
- How To Install Outdoor Fiber Optic Cables In Underground Ducts And Innerducts
[Computers-and-Technology] Find detailed instruction on how to install outdoor fiber optic cables in underground ducts. Prepare to learn the types of duct and innerduct chosen, the benefits and the detailed instruction.
- The Secret Of A Successful Underground Fiber Optic Cable Installation
[Computers-and-Technology] The two most common outdoor fiber optic cable installations are pole line aerial installation and underground cable installation. Underground cable installation can be buried directly underground or placed into a buried duct. Direct burial installation: Direct burial installations are most common for long cross-country installations.
- Everything You Need To Know About Computer LAN (Local Area Network) Backbone Wiring
[Communications:Broadband-Internet] What is LAN backbone cabling? What is horizontal cabling? What is vertical cabling? This article explains all and even more.
- 6 Things You Must Know About Fiber Optic Cable Materials
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Do you know what materials are used for making fiber optic cables? Why are those materials chosen? Learn the answers and even more...
- FAQ On Fiber Optic Cable Handling And Installation
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] What should you be aware of when installing fiber optic cables? What is the difference between handling a traditional copper cable and a fiber optic cable. Learn the secrets in this fun reading tutorial.
- What are OFNP, OFNR, OFNG and OFCG? Understanding Fiber Optic Cable Fire Ratings
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] National Electrical Code (NEC) requires all indoor fiber optic cables be correctly marked and properly installed according to their fire and smoking rating. Why does NEC requires fire ratings on fiber cables? What does OFNP and OFNR stand for? A must reading....
- How Do Fiber Optic Couplers Work And How Are They Made?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Fiber optic systems configuration can be very complicated such as ring architecture, bus architecture and star architecture. Fiber optic couplers play an important role in enabling these configurations with their T type, Tree Type and Star Types. Find out how fiber optic couplers work...
- What Are Optical Fiber Amplifiers And How Do They Work?
[Communications] Trans-Atlantic fiber optic system needs tens of thousands of miles of optical fibers and the fiber optic signals have to be transported perfect along the way. As you may know, signals get much weaker along long distance transmission. How is this problem solved then? Optical fiber amplifiers come to the rescue!
- What Is Fiber Optic Splicing? Fiber Optic Tutorial Series 9
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Long fibers have to be joined together by connector or by splicing. What is the advantage of using splicing instead of connectors? What different types of splicing are there and what are their respective pros and cons?
- How To Achieve The Lowest Cost Possible When Installing A Fiber Optic Network?
[Computers-and-Technology] How to achieve the lowest cost when installing a fiber optic network? Surprisingly, there are multiple choices available, find out how in this extensive tutorial...
- How to Guarantee A Perfect Fiber Optic Network Installation - Fiber Optic Tutorial Series 8
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] What are the most important tests you need on a fiber optic link and network? How do you make sure fibers are not broken after a crude installation, with pulling ropes which put 900 lbs force on the fiber? Find out how...
- Understanding Fiber Optic Cable Installation - Fiber Optics Tutorial Series 7
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Is installing fiber optic cables the same as installing old-fashioned copper cables? Absolutely NOT! Fiber cables are much more fragile and easy to break. This is a must read for anyone who are interested in fiber optic technologies!
- Understanding Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) in Optical Fibers
[Computers-and-Technology] What prevents us from achieving even higher speed communication systems? There are many factors, but PMD (Polarization Mode Dispersion) is one of the most important. Learn why and how engineers compensate it in order to achieve amazing 100Gbit/s systems.
- What Are Polarization Maintaining Fibers? Fiber Optics Tutorial Series 6
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Single mode fiber carries one mode, right? That is what its name is telling. Well, not so! There is just one more thing to consider - Polarization. Find out what is polarization and how it is used in fiber optic communication. Keep reading ... !
- What Are Telephone Metro Networks?
[Communications:Telephone-Systems] Metro networks link local switching central offices in a large metropolitan area. In these days, two types of metro networks exist: ones that have grown from traditional telephone networks and ones that have been built by nontraditional telecoms companies for different plans.
- How To Tell The Difference Between Small Form-Factor Fiber Connectors
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] High speed 40Gbps fiber optic networks also require denser packing of connections in tight spaces. This demand stimulated the invention of LC, MU, VF-45 and many other small form-factor fiber connectors. But where should each one be used? Find out this mystery and many more in this tutorial. Read on...!
- How to Assemble a Fiber Optic Connector - Fiber Optic Tutorial Series Five
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Fiber optic connector may be a strange animal to you. But it doesn't have to be so! It is actually really easy. Find out how you can assembly a fiber connector in 5 minutes! Read on...
- How to Tell the Difference Between Fiber Optic Transmitters and Light Sources
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] You may know that LEDs and lasers are used as primary light sources for fiber optic networks, but do you know the difference between them and where should each one be used? This brief article explains it and more. Read on...!
- 8 Ways to Clean Up Your IT Room - Know Your Fiber Management Options
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Every IT professional hates the tangled Cat5e or fiber cables hanging around in his IT room. Most of them try hard to keep the room tidy with these excellent management tools. Find out how they did it!
- Understanding Fiber Optics Basics
[Computers-and-Technology] Do you know what is the bandwidth of a fiber optic system? What is the operating window of the system? To tell you the truth: they are easy to understand once you read this article. Keep reading...
- Fiber Optic Connector Cleaning Magic Show - Who Want To Join?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Why does fiber optic products manufacturing facility need to be 10000 class clean room? Because fiber optic are so sensitive to dust and contamination that even a 3 micron meter particle could block a whole fiber link! Find out how to clean it if it happens to you!
- Understanding Optical Fiber Types - Fiber Optic Tutorial Series Three
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Do you know why there are many different optical fiber types designed for separate applications? Do you know how to choose the correct fiber and components once FTTH becomes a reality? Find out how in just 5 minutes in this brief but informative article!
- What is FTTP, FTTH, FTTB, and FTTD? Fiber Optic Tutorial Series Four
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Would you like a fiber optic connection directly to your house? It may still be a dream for most Americans but not so for many Japanese, Koreans and many other countries. Learn these technologies an be ready for it now!
- What Everybody Ought to Know About LED's Applications in Fiber Optic Communication System
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Maybe You are familiar with those cheap colorful LED displays on your CD player, TV sets and many other consumer electronics. But what may surprise you is that LEDs also play a significant role in fiber optic communication systems. They are the perfect light source for a fiber optic system. Find out why and how!
- How to Choose the Proper Fiber Optic Connector for Your FTTH Installation
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Fiber optic connectors can be divided into three groups: simplex, duplex and multiple fiber connectors. Simplex connector means only one fiber is terminated in the connector. Simplex connectors include FC, ST, SC, LC, MU and SMA.
- How Are Optical Fibers Made?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] High tech stuff is always so interesting! Find out how glass optical fibers are made with a furnace as hot as the sun!
- High Quality Fiber Optic Splice Tent For Fiber Cabling Contractors
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Now everybody enjoys the convenience of emails, instant message, great web sites and even VoIP phone calls that high speed fiber optic communication network provides. But have you ever wondered how those magic fiber optic cables are installed from San Francisco to New York?
- The Little Known History of Fiber Optic Telecommunication
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Every invention started from simple ideas. Find out the little known stories on the road of fiber optic system invention!
- Check Your Fiber Optic Connectors Like A Professional Installer
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] A dead fiber connector could mean down of your whole network. But it is often very hard to nail down the pitfall. Here is the tool every network engineer should have. Find out why!
- How To Check Your Fiber Link In Two Minutes With A Visual Fault Locater
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Verifying fiber optic network links can be tedious and difficult without the proper tool. Find out how professional installers made it easy and fun with a fiber optic visual fault locater!
- What Is a Fiber Optic Continuity Tester? Fiber Optic Technology Tutorial, Series Two
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Unlike copper cables, fiber optic cables won't work if there are breaks or bad bending within the cable. Before putting your cable into underground conduit, which is a labor extensive and very expensive job, how can you make sure the fiber cable is in good condition? Check out how you can do it in 2 minutes !
- The Secret of Maintaining Your Fiber Optic Network
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Fiber optic networks need maintenance, rerouting and restoration work. But in hundreds of fiber cables, how do you find the correct one, without disturbing the live communication traffic? Find out how in this excellent tutorial!
- Here Is A Quick Way To Build Your Fiber Optic Network
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Which decision is so critical in building a fiber optic network that it can reduce your cost by 50% in some cases? Find out the quick and easy way to save you some serious money.
- Loopback Test - The Easiest Way to Ensure Your Fiber Optic Transceiver Is Working Faultlessly
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Here is the secret weapon for fiber optic network equipment manufacturers. Find out how they use this secret weapon to save time and money and why you should use it too!
- The Cheater's Guide to Choosing Fiber Optic Patch Cables
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] How to distinguish a $5 fiber patch cable from a $25 one? What is the difference? This tutorial tells you how and even more!
- Build Your Own Fiber Optic Network Like a Professional Network Engineer
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Professional network engineers spend thousands of dollars to get themselves trained for building a fiber optic network. Find out how you can get to have all these knowledge without spending a single dime!
- The Secret of Choosing the Best Handheld Optical Power Meter
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Are you ready for Fiber To Your Home? How do you make sure the fiber is working faultlessly as it should be? You need the correct tool! This article shows you how to choose one for yourself.
- The Secret of Successful Fiber Optic Cable Management
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Why is proper fiber optic cable management so critical? Service providers have deployed more and more fiber optic cables for their high bandwidth, low costs, greater reliability and flexibility. But just deploying is not enough; a successful fiber network also requires a solid infrastructure based on a professional fiber optic cable management system.
- How Do Fiber Optic Connectors Work?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] The history of fiber optic telecommunication deserves a book by itself since it took several generations to get the industry today. This article briefly introduces how optical fiber works and where fiber optic connectors fit in.
- What Fiber Optic Supplies Do You Need To Clean A Fiber Optic Connector?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] A introductory tutorial for beginners. Tells you why fiber optic connectors get dirty and need cleaning. What kind of fiber optic supplies are needed for this purpose and how to use them.
- What Are Corning-Siecor Unicam Connectors? Fiber Optic Tutorial Series One
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] This article explains the advantages of using Corning Siecor Unicam connectors compared with a industry standard epoxy and polish fiber optic connectors.
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