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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.