Communication with fiber-optics has many advantages over electrical or “wire”-based interfaces. Unfortunately, fiber has often been considered an expensive or exotic solution, limited to high-end ...

Fiber optics provides a transmission medium that surpasses coax cable in many ways, especially for long transmission runs. But now with HD-SDI, the need for high-frequency capacity and low loss brings ...

Southern State Community College will hold a five-week Fiber Optic course, designed for individuals of all skill levels, that will equip students with the essential skills needed to pursue a career in ...

The basics of fiber optic cables and bundles and how they can be used to collect and direct light are discussed in ‘An Introduction to a Spectrometer: Fiber Optic Bundles’. This article will discuss ...

WILSON – It seemed only fitting that the former Lee Ford car dealership in Wilson, N.C., would be the site for holding an intense, four-and-a-half-day “boot camp” devoted to teaching another ...

In this EC&M Tech Talk, Randy Barnett reviews the concepts, cables used, and NEC rules for Optical Fiber Cables (Art. 770). With the widespread use of fiber and expansion into residential markets, ...

The following terms were defined with the assistance of Panduit Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wiring and network cabling products and Jeff Hecht, noted optical networking consultant and ...

Telecommunications as an industry is often bogged down by technological inertia. Various regulations and dependencies mean that new innovations often don’t come to market for close to a decade, and ...

Selecting the right business internet type and plan is a crucial decision. You may consider various service types, including cable, DSL, and satellite, but a fiber-optic internet connection may be an ...

The usefulness of most quantum computers is still significantly limited by the low number of qubits that hardware can support. But simple fiber optic cables – just like the ones used for broadband ...