Since optical fiber has the characteristic that 'light reflects inside as it travels,' even the slightest misalignment is not permitted when connecting optical fibers. For this reason, a fusion ...

In a previous Broadcast Engineering article (“Understanding blocking capacitor effects,” August 2011), I mentioned that one of the first tasks in my broadcast engineer career was to work on optical-to ...

There are two different ways to join two optical fibers: fiber splice or fiber optical connector. Fiber splices are permanent joints, while fiber optical connectors allow the two fibers to be ...

Safeguarding your cabling system should be a primary concern. One of the most important parts of an OSP system, a splice is also one of its weakest links. Locations like tap points, taper points, ...

Measuring attenuation in a fiber-optic cable is a vital ingredient to obtaining the maximum performance from a system designs. But, for designers, just starting to work in the fiber-optic design space ...

The Code requirements for optical fiber vary with the type of cable used Fiber optic cable has many advantages over competing technologies, including increased information capacity (by orders of ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AFL enhances fiber preparation and protection for fusion splicing with Fujikura’s new lineup of specialty fusion splicing accessories: the FSR-115, FSR-116 and ...