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Advantages of Fiber Optic Systems

October 8th, 2009

 To generate light pulses, you can use an injection laser diode (ILD) or a light emitting diode (LED). The reason light travels so easily and quickly with these fiber optic systems is because of total internal reflection. Because of the angles, light cannot get out of the glass, but will bounce back inside. By altering the material used for the core, you can vary the wavelengths of infrared applications. Some of the more common materials include silica, fluorozirconate, fluoroaluminate and chalcogenide glasses, which you would typically use for longer wavelength needs. For these materials to work, the core has to be very clear, and the light is typically infrared.

Fiber optic systems can operate at a higher speed than copper networks, even reaching speeds into the gigabits. When you combine that with the fact that fiber optic systems have a large carrying capacity, it is not hard to see why many users are switching from copper. wire management is a great way to increase fiber optics.

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