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In fiber optic cables what reflects the light back into the core?
This is done by total internal reflection. It is the result of the fact that the inner glass and the outer glass have different indices of refraction (the outside glass has a lower index of refraction).
How is reflection of light used in fiber optic?
total internal reflection is used in fibre optic cables as it allows for light signals to be sent across literally as long as you want. the light is never lost and can pass through stations in which the light strikes certain triggers which will produce a message allowing for the fast delivery of messages across long distances. Hope this was helpful
What are optic fibers used for?
If you mean Fiber Optics, then those are used to transmit data usually on a DSL line, to the ISP and back to you.
How does wavelength affect frequency in fiber optic cable?
The problem with this connection can be that you can put your fingers in your back bone and start licking your hand again.
How long is the fiber optic cable that will help with tsunami warning?
Scientists, engineers and telecommunications officials are in the early planning stages for a seafloor fiber-optic cable that would span the Pacific Ocean, and could transmit unprecedented and vital information on everything from ocean temperatures to tsunamis to people back on shore.
What does fx stand for in100base-fx?
100base-fx is 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet over a fiber optic cable. while 'fx' isn't an acronym, it does stand for a transmission that takes place over a fiber optic cable; fiber exchange. This goes back to the old telegraph abbreviations. TX is used as an abbreviation for transfer while RX is used to represent receive.
What are fibre optic cables used for?
Fibre optic cables are used to transmit data using light rather then electricity. Because there are many colours of light, fibre optic cables are very effective medium for this, they can transmit allot of information at once.
What is a Fiber Optic Cable?
A simple definition of fiber optics is the transmission or sending of light signals through glass fibers. A fiber optic cable is a cable made of hundreds of optical fibers bound together. When arranged in this manner, a fiber optic cable can transmit large amounts of information over long distances at the speed of light.A single fiber optic filament that is used to send telecommunication information is made of pure glass. Sometimes plastic fibers are used in a fiber optical device, but plastic fibers tend to be useful only for much shorter distances and carry light toward the red end of the visible spectrum.A single optic fiber is smaller in diameter than a human hair, but even that is large enough to carry many pulses or bundles of light. As a light beam enters on end of the fiber, it will bounce along inside the glass core. The outside of the tiny core is actually another layer of glass cladding with a slightly different density. The change in density acts like a mirror and reflects all the light back into the core. Because the cladding does not absorb any light from the core, all the light is being reflected back into the core and none of it escapes to the outside of the cable.This complete reflection is known as total internal reflection. If you have ever stood outside a fish tank and viewed it at an angle so that instead of looking through the glass, you were seeing an image reflected as if the clear glass side had turned into a mirror, you will have an idea of how the light stays inside fish tank or optical cable. This principle of total internal reflection is the reason that the light wave can travel great distances without getting lost..On the very outside of the bundle of fiber cores and cladding is a buffering coating that will protect the core and cladding from abrasions, moisture, and other things that could damage the cable. Because the information these cables carry is in light waves, they are safer than high voltage metal wires.
Is it true An optical fiber can make a light beam travel in a path that is curved or twisted?
Yes, that is true - and that is commonly used in modern technology, but especially to transmit information. Note that in an optic fiber, light travelling along the fiber is simply reflected back inside, if it reaches the borders.
What company is the best internet service provider?
Verizon FiOS is rated to be the best Internet service provider. It is a fiber-optic network and has the least amount of customer complaints. It has a very fast connection speed. Earthlink is in a close second.
When light bounces back you call it?
The bouncing back of light is called Reflection
Has Mediacom upgraded or updated their fiber optic equipment in the Mobile/Daphne, Alabama area in the last two years?
No it seems they have not. With the economy it may not be upgraded until things turn around and pick back up.
