The Ideal Optic Fibre Products

An optical fibre is a transparent and flexible fibre made from high quality glass or plastic material, thicker than a human hair. It can work as a waveguide and can transmit light from one to the other end of the fibre. Optical fibre products are used for optic fibre communication, which allows data transmission over higher bandwidths and long distances. The fibres replace the metal wires in optic fibre communication because all signals travel easier and are resistant to electromagnetic interference.

There are two types of optical fibres – a single mode and a multi mode optical fibre. A single mode optical fibre (SMF) is a type of optical fibre that can carry only one ray of light. Multi mode optical fibre (MMF) is a type of optical fibre which is generally used for communication over short distances, like within a building.

Nowadays, the optical fibres are included in every communication network because of their convenience. Fiber optic products, or simply said optic fibre cables, enable network builders to split the network into smaller areas that can prevent lots of customers from being affected in case of network outage. The result from using fibre optic products/cables is a more effective and better service, as well as increased customer satisfaction. One of the greatest benefit of using optic fibre cables is that they provide fast return path, which in turn is used for telephone and Internet connections, hence increasing their income potential.

The assortment of optic fibre products is wide, from optical cable assemblies, fiber optic switches, optic interconnects, backplane interconnects, rugged optic fibre products, high active fibre cables to different kinds of fibre optic distribution boxes.

The ideal fibre optic products are the multi mode optic fibres. They can be identified by using a classification system based on the ISO 11801 standard – OM1, OM2 and OM3 optical multi mode cables. The OM1 and OM2 optical cables were extensively included in network building application. The contained fibres in these optical cables support applications that range from Ethernet to Gigabit Ethernet and due to their wide core size, they were also used as LED transmitters. However, nowadays laser optimized and multi mode fiber, or OM3, is being used. These fibers provide adequate bandwidth to support 10 Gigabit Ethernet up to 300m (meters).