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61 relations: Acrylate polymer, All-dielectric self-supporting cable, Aramid, Buffer (optical fiber), Cisco Systems, Cladding (fiber optics), Cleave (fiber), Core (optical fiber), Corneal reflex, Corning Inc., Crosstalk, Dark fibre, Electrical cable, Electrical conduit, Fanout cable, Ferrule, Fiber cable termination, Fiber optic coupler, Fusion splicing, Helix, ISO/IEC 11801, Kevlar, Laser safety, Lens flare, Low smoke zero halogen, Manhole, Multi-mode optical fiber, Optical communication, Optical fiber, Optical fiber connector, Optical fiber, nonconductive, riser, Optical ground wire, Optical interconnect, Optical power meter, Optical time-domain reflectometer, Parallel optical interface, Petabit, Plastic optical fiber, Polarization-maintaining optical fiber, Polyamide, Polybutylene terephthalate, Polyethylene, Polyimide, Polymer, Polyurethane, Polyvinyl chloride, Power-over-fiber, Refractive index, Resin, Shark, ..., Single-mode optical fiber, Speed of light, Submarine communications cable, Telcordia Technologies, Telecommunication, The Fiber Optic Association, TIA/EIA-568, Total internal reflection, Twaron, Ultraviolet, Waveguide (optics). Expand index (11 more) »
Acrylate polymer
Acrylate polymers belong to a group of polymers which could be referred to generally as plastics.
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All-dielectric self-supporting cable
All-dielectric self-supporting (ADSS) cable is a type of optical fiber cable that is strong enough to support itself between structures without using conductive metal elements.
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Aramid
Aramid fibers are a class of heat-resistant and strong synthetic fibers.
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Buffer (optical fiber)
In a fiber optic cable, a buffer is one type of component used to encapsulate one or more optical fibers for the purpose of providing such functions as mechanical isolation, protection from physical damage and fiber identification.
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Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California, in the center of Silicon Valley, that develops, manufactures and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products.
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Cladding (fiber optics)
Cladding in optical fibers is one or more layers of materials of lower refractive index, in intimate contact with a core material of higher refractive index.
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Cleave (fiber)
A cleave in an optical fiber is a deliberate, controlled break, intended to create a perfectly flat endface, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fiber.
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Core (optical fiber)
The core of a conventional optical fiber is a cylinder of glass or plastic that runs along the fiber's length.
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Corneal reflex
The corneal reflex, also known as the blink reflex, is an involuntary blinking of the eyelids elicited by stimulation of the cornea (such as by touching or by a foreign body), though could result from any peripheral stimulus.
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Corning Inc.
Corning Incorporated is an American multinational technology company that specializes in specialty glass, ceramics, and related materials and technologies including advanced optics, primarily for industrial and scientific applications.
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Crosstalk
In electronics, crosstalk is any phenomenon by which a signal transmitted on one circuit or channel of a transmission system creates an undesired effect in another circuit or channel.
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Dark fibre
A dark fibre or unlit fibre is an unused optical fibre, available for use in fibre-optic communication.
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Electrical cable
An electrical cable is an assembly of one or more wires running side by side or bundled, which is used to carry electric current.
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Electrical conduit
An electrical conduit is a tube used to protect and route electrical wiring in a building or structure.
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Fanout cable
Breakout-style fiberoptic cable (also called breakout cable or fanout cable), is an optical fiber cable containing several jacketed simplex optical fibers packaged together inside an outer jacket.
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Ferrule
A ferrule (a corruption of Latin viriola "small bracelet", under the influence of ferrum "iron") is any of a number of types of objects, generally used for fastening, joining, sealing or reinforcement.
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Fiber cable termination
Fiber cable termination is the addition of connectors to each optical fiber in a cable.
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Fiber optic coupler
A fiber optic coupler is a device used in optical fiber systems with one or more input fibers and one or several output fibers.
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Fusion splicing
Fusion splicing is the act of joining two optical fibers end-to-end using heat.
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Helix
A helix, plural helixes or helices, is a type of smooth space curve, i.e. a curve in three-dimensional space.
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ISO/IEC 11801
International standard ISO/IEC 11801 Information technology — Generic cabling for customer premises specifies general-purpose telecommunication cabling systems (structured cabling) that are suitable for a wide range of applications (analog and ISDN telephony, various data communication standards, building control systems, factory automation).
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Kevlar
Kevlar is a heat-resistant and strong synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora.
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Laser safety
Laser safety is the safe design, use and implementation of lasers to minimize the risk of laser accidents, especially those involving eye injuries.
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Lens flare
Lens flare refers to a phenomenon wherein light is scattered or flared in a lens system, often in response to a bright light, producing a sometimes undesirable artifact within the image.
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Low smoke zero halogen
Low smoke zero halogen or low smoke free of halogen (LSZH or LSOH or LS0H or LSFH or OHLS) is a material classification typically used for cable jacketing in the wire and cable industry.
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Manhole
A manhole (alternatively utility hole, cable chamber, maintenance hole, inspection chamber, access chamber, sewer hole, or confined space) is the top opening to an underground utility vault used to house an access point for making connections, inspection, valve adjustments or performing maintenance on underground and buried public utility and other services including water, sewers, telephone, electricity, storm drains, district heating and gas.
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Multi-mode optical fiber
Multi-mode optical fiber is a type of optical fiber mostly used for communication over short distances, such as within a building or on a campus.
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Optical communication
Optical communication, also known as optical telecommunication, is communication at a distance using light to carry information.
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Optical fiber
An optical fiber or optical fibre is a flexible, transparent fiber made by drawing glass (silica) or plastic to a diameter slightly thicker than that of a human hair.
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Optical fiber connector
An optical fiber connector terminates the end of an optical fiber, and enables quicker connection and disconnection than splicing.
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Optical fiber, nonconductive, riser
Optical fiber, nonconductive, riser (OFNR) is a type of optical fiber cable.
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Optical ground wire
An optical ground wire (also known as an OPGW or, in the IEEE standard, an optical fiber composite overhead ground wire) is a type of cable that is used in overhead power lines.
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Optical interconnect
Optical interconnect is a means of communication by optical fiber cables.
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Optical power meter
An optical power meter (OPM) is a device used measure the power in an optical signal.
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Optical time-domain reflectometer
An optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) is an optoelectronic instrument used to characterize an optical fiber.
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Parallel optical interface
A parallel optical interface is a form of fiber optic technology aimed primarily at communications and networking over relatively short distances (less than 300 meters), and at high bandwidths.
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Petabit
The petabit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information or computer storage.
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Plastic optical fiber
Plastic optical fiber (POF) (or Polymer optical fibre) is an optical fiber that is made out of polymer.
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Polarization-maintaining optical fiber
In fiber optics, polarization-maintaining optical fiber (PMF or PM fiber) is a single-mode optical fiber in which linearly polarized light, if properly launched into the fiber, maintains a linear polarization during propagation, exiting the fiber in a specific linear polarization state; there is little or no cross-coupling of optical power between the two polarization modes.
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Polyamide
A polyamide is a macromolecule with repeating units linked by amide bonds.
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Polybutylene terephthalate
Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) is a thermoplastic engineering polymer that is used as an insulator in the electrical and electronics industries.
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Polyethylene
Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(ethylene)) is the most common plastic.
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Polyimide
Polyimide (sometimes abbreviated PI) is a polymer of imide monomers.
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Polymer
A polymer (Greek poly-, "many" + -mer, "part") is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeated subunits.
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Polyurethane
Polyurethane (PUR and PU) is a polymer composed of organic units joined by carbamate (urethane) links.
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Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride, also known as polyvinyl or '''vinyl''', commonly abbreviated PVC, is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene.
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Power-over-fiber
Power-over-fiber, or PoF, is a technology in which a fiber optic cable carries optical power, which is used as an energy source rather than, or as well as, carrying data.
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Refractive index
In optics, the refractive index or index of refraction of a material is a dimensionless number that describes how light propagates through that medium.
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Resin
In polymer chemistry and materials science, resin is a "solid or highly viscous substance" of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers.
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Shark
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.
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Single-mode optical fiber
In fiber-optic communication, a single-mode optical fiber (SMF) is an optical fiber designed to carry light only directly down the fiber - the transverse mode.
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Speed of light
The speed of light in vacuum, commonly denoted, is a universal physical constant important in many areas of physics.
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Submarine communications cable
A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean and sea.
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Telcordia Technologies
Telcordia Technologies, Inc., doing business as iconectiv, is an American subsidiary of the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson.
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Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of signs, signals, messages, words, writings, images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems.
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The Fiber Optic Association
The Fiber Optic Association (FOA) is an international professional society of fiber optics.
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TIA/EIA-568
ANSI/TIA-568 is a set of telecommunications standards from the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).
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Total internal reflection
Total internal reflection is the phenomenon which occurs when a propagated wave strikes a medium boundary at an angle larger than a particular critical angle with respect to the normal to the surface.
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Twaron
Twaron (a brand name of Teijin Aramid) is a para-aramid.
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Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet (UV) is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength from 10 nm to 400 nm, shorter than that of visible light but longer than X-rays.
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Waveguide (optics)
An optical waveguide is a physical structure that guides electromagnetic waves in the optical spectrum.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_fiber_cable
