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In this video we explore what is Fibre Optics, where the technology originally came from, what the first uses for fibre optics were and the basics of what makes up a Fibre Optic cable.

Fibre work’s by bouncing light from one end of the fibre down to the other, just like a person sliding down a water slide. To prevent the light from bleeding out of the core it is surrounded by another layer of glass called cladding, this layer of glass is made up of less reflective material [...]

Typical Optical Fibres are composed of a core, cladding and a buffer coating. The core being the most inner part of the fibre guides the light, the core is normally less than the width of a human hair. The cladding which completely covers the core, has a lower reflective index than that of the core [...]

In this video we explore Advantages of Fibre Optics, these advantages include: a higher bandwidth meaning we can transfer more data at faster speeds over longer distances, less loss of data, distances up to 3 to 5 times greater than copper.

Today we start our new video series “What is Attenuation”. In this series we will look at the various causes of Attenuation in a fibre optic link this includes; Absorption, Scattering, Dispersion and Bending Losses. In part 1 we will discuss the main factors of Absorption.

In this video we continue our series What is Attenuation exploring what Scattering is, the various types and their causes.

In this video we continue our series “What is Attenuation” and explore dispersion. The different types of dispersion, its characteristics and the causes.

Today we look at the final part in our series “What is Attenuation”, in this video we explore Macro and Microbending, what the main causes are and how they can affect the fibre optic link.

In this video we explore what Numerical Aperture is in fibre optics, we look at its causes, what it does to a fibre optic link and we also look at what can be done to avoid numerical aperture.

In this video we look at what OM1 means and what OM1 is, we explore the differences between different OM standards and we also look at advantages and disadvantages of OM1

In this video we explore what OM2 fibre is. We look at it’s construction, it’s uses, applications and the reasons OM2 has never seen significant growth like other cable standards.

In this video we explore the OM3 cable standard, what it is, what is it used for and the benefits it provides

In this video we explore the OM4 cable standard, what it is, what is it used for and the benefits it provides

In this video we explore the OM5 cable standard, what it is, what is it used for and the benefits it provides

In this video we explore the OS1 cable standard, what it is, what is it used for and the benefits it provides.

In this video we explore the OS2 cable standard, what it is, what is it used for and the benefits it provides.

In this video we explore the difference between OS1 and OS2 cable standard, what they are, what they are used for and the benefits they provide.

In this video we explore Loose Tube Cable, what it is, what is it used for and the benefits it provides

Learn how and why we protect our cables from damaged caused by gnawing rodents, like mice or rats.

All-Dielectric Self-Supporting cable is a completely non-metallic structure designed to span “pole to pole” without the need of messenger support. In this video we discuss the cable, what it is used for and the advantages of using All-Dielectric Self-Supporting cable.   #fibreoptics #ADSScable #fibreopticcable #fibrecable #fibreinformation #fibrefacts   ADSS Cable