FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Fiber-optic cables are comprised of dozens or hundreds of optical fibers – very thin strands of glass or plastic that are less than 1/10 of the thickness of a human hair. Fiber-optic cables transmit data via fast-traveling pulses of light.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fiber Optic Cable Fiber optic cables use strands of glass to propagate light. The light pulses transport communication signals between devices. At the center of the fiber optic strand is a small inner core that carries the propagated light. Surrounding the core is the outer cladding.

Detailed explanation-3: -How Does a Fiber Optic Cable Work? Light travels down a fiber optic cable by bouncing off the walls of the cable repeatedly. Each light particle (photon) bounces down the pipe with continued internal mirror-like reflection. The light beam travels down the core of the cable.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two types of fibre optic cables – multimode and single-mode. Multimode optical fibre or OFC is capable of carrying multiple light rays (modes) at the same time as it has varying optical properties at the core. Single-mode fibre has a much smaller core size (9 microns).