fiber optic cables Tag

The difference between tight-buffered and loose-tube fiber optic cables is in the way the fibers are protected and packaged within the cable.Tight-buffered fiber optic cables feature fibers that are surrounded by a tight-fitting buffer material, such as a plastic coating, to protect them from external...

What does a fiber optic cable do?A fiber optic cable is a type of cable that uses glass or plastic threads to transmit data. These threads, or fibers, are extremely thin and are surrounded by a protective coating. They are able to transmit data using...

 What is optical fiber? We are used to the concept of moving knowledge in numerous ways. A wire cable transports the sounds from our speech into a socket on the wall and is borne by another cable in the nearby telephone interchange, as we talk...