...vs. tight-buffered fibre optic cable • Loose-tube vs. tight-buffered fibre optic cable • There are two styles of fibre optic cable construction: loose tube and tight buffered. Both contain some type of strengthening member, such as aramid yarn,...

...Work or Quick Fibre Conections • Crimp Lock Connectors are ideal for emergency restoration work or quick fibre connections made at the desk. No epoxy means no mess, no toxicology issues, and no waiting. For sure connection, the fibre passe...

The Advantages of Fibre. • The Advantages of Fibre • High Bandwidth • Fibre provides greater bandwidth than copper, so it's ideal for data-intensive multimedia applications • Greater Distances • Very little signal loss occurs during transmissi...

Fibre optic cable construction. • Fibre optic cable construction • Core • This is the physical medium that transports optical data signals from an attached light source to a receiving device. The core is a single continuous strand of glass or ...

...vs. tight-buffered fibre optic cable • Loose-tube vs. tight-buffered fibre optic cable • There are two styles of fibre optic cable construction: loose tube and tight buffered. Both contain some type of strengthening member, such as aramid yarn,...

Fiber optic ferrule sleeves • In a fiber optic adapter, the internal ferrule sleeve holds the fiber in place and aligns the filament of one fiber ferrule with its mate. The ferrule sleeve is the most expensive component to manufacture in a fib...

Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) • Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) • Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) is a networking standard developed in the early 1980s by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for operating...

How fibre is insulated for use in harsh environments • How fibre is insulated for use in harsh environments • Fibre optic cable not only gives you immunity to interference and greater signal security, but it’s also constructed to insulate the ...

...tubing to each fibre within a loose-tube cable. It can be a headache-inducing task if you don’t have the right tools. If you bend the cable or buffer tubes past their recommended bend radius, or if you allow them to kink, you’ll end up with...