As it carries a higher bandwidth to homes and offices, fiber optics is widely used in fiber optic telecommunication systems which permits the transmission of data over longer distances. Utilizing ultra-fast pulses of light, the information is sent through thread-like glass fibers. Though fibers can be made out of transparent plastic, glass, or a comination [...]
Around 10 years ago, the Internet, with minimum speeds at that time, was still unknown in many parts of the globe. For the not so many households who could afford 24/7 Internet connection, they still had to be contented with the maximum speed of kilobytes per second. During those times, communications technology relied on coaxial [...]
Prior to the birth of wireless transceiver modules, a designer may opt to utilize RF integrated cirucuits (chips or chipsets). In compliance with the software he will develop, he can control how these chips will But then, this task is tiresome and long because the finished desgins should also qualify rigid regulatory testing for deployment [...]
As it is called, optical fiber network is a network of fiber optic cables in which data travels on ultra-thin strands of fiber at the speed of light. At present, through a fiber optic network, many ISPs, corporate offices, LANs and even home networks are connected. This kind of network gives a much higher bandwidth [...]
Fiber optics is a glass or plastic fiber that carries light along its length. Light is held in the core of the optical fiber by total internal reflection. This sets off the fiber to function as a waveguide. Fiber optics is used as light guides to conduct the flow of light from a light source [...]
Fiber optics, a breakthrough in telecommunications technology, is also a breakthrough in medicine. Because fiber optics is made of very thin and flexible strands of plastic or glass fiber, it can be used in the medical field for various diagnoses like endoscopy. Endoscopy is the medical field which employs a small incision for treatment. With [...]
Fiber optics is the most efficient way of transferring information. It is considered as one of the great innovations in modern telecommunications technology today. Instead of electronic signals, an optical fiber is a thread-like structure than sends data in the form of light waves. Just like all other forms of technological wonders, fiber optics have [...]
Unlike most types of cables, fiber optic cable (or optical fiber) uses light instead of electricity to transmit signals. As we all know, light is the fastest method of transmitting information, and fiber optic cable has the additional advantage of being immune to electrical interference. Thus, you can run it just about anywhere and anytime. [...]
Fiber optics communications is still quite young as opposed to most channels of communications today. Through the use of fiber optics, it uses advanced technology that involves transmitting 'pulses of light' from one location to another.
The process of communicating using fiber optics involves the following basic steps: creating the optical signal involving the use of [...]
In communications history, there was a big buzz when analog technology was created. It initiated the new age of communications because people were so excited with this new invention. Through the humble analog telephone, we can now talk to our loved ones who are halfway around the globe. Then came the development of digital technology. In [...]
