Author Archive Fiber-mart

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Optical Power Meter (OPM): A Must for Fiber Cable Testing

by www.fiber-mart.com Fiber optic cable is seeing broad adoption in telecom industry to feed insatiable demand for bandwidth. Test these massive fiber cables thus becomes the most frequent yet laborious task. However, some test-and-tried tools will help to make your testing work much easier. Optical power meter (OPM) is such [ Continue reading…]

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Optic Fiber Termination and Splicing

by www.fiber-mart.com Optical fibers are connected to terminal equipment by optical fiber connectors. These connectors are usually of a standard type such as FC, SC, ST, LC, or MTRJ.Optical fibers may be connected to each other by connectors or by splicing, that is, joining two fibers together to form a continuous [ Continue reading…]

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Fiber Optic Fusion Splicers and How They Work

by www.fiber-mart.com What is a fiber optic fusion splicer? A fiber optic fusion splicer is a device that uses an electric arc to melt two optical fibers together at their end faces, to form a single long fiber. The resulting joint, or fusion splice, permanently joins the two glass fibers end to [ Continue reading…]

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Setting up Fiber Optics Technology

by www.fiber-mart.com It is widely assumed that fiber optics is a new phenomenon that has recently revolutionized the communication infrastructure. Contrary to common belief, Chicago witnessed the first installation of a fiber optic link as far back as 1976. Since then, fiber optics has become widely used in telecommunications because [ Continue reading…]

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How Fibre Optic Surveillance Systems Work

by www.fiber-mart.com Digital images are transmitted through a camera via a fiber optic cable. Fiber optic cable consists of strands of pure glass that are thinner than human hair. The strands carry digital information (such as images) over distance and deliver the information to a receiver. The strands are arranged in [ Continue reading…]

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HOW ARE OPTICAL FIBERS MADE?

by www.fiber-mart.com Now that we know how fiber-optic systems work and why they are useful — how do they make them? Optical fibers are made of extremely pure optical glass. We think of a glass window as transparent, but the thicker the glass gets, the less transparent it becomes due to impurities [ Continue reading…]

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ADVANTAGES OF FIBER OPTICS

by www.fiber-mart.com Why are fiber-optic systems revolutionizing telecommunications? Compared to conventional metal wire (copper wire), optical fibers are:   Less expensive – Several miles of optical cable can be made cheaper than equivalent lengths of copper wire. This saves your provider (cable TV, Internet) and you money.   Thinner – Optical fibers [ Continue reading…]

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The Value of a Fusion Splice

by www.fiber-mart.com I’m sure you’ve noticed the photo on the landing page of this website.  It’s a photo that is about 15 years old and shows two of our field service employees splicing fibers in the back of one of our vans.  I wasn’t sure about using that photo since [ Continue reading…]

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Keep Your Fiber Optic Network Database Vibrant

by www.fiber-mart.com A few weeks ago I had a chance to meet with my good friends at Lambda Test Equipment in Pretoria, South Africa.  Lambda is an award winning organization that specializes in test equipment to support fiber optic networks.  They have a solid reputation and loyal customer base that [ Continue reading…]

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Family History for Fiber Optic Networks

by www.fiber-mart.com The other day I had some time to do a bit of family history research.  Millions of people around the world are passionately involved in finding their roots.  Although I would not categorize myself as “passionate”, family history research does interest me.  That is why I found myself [ Continue reading…]

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