Multi Core Fibre Optic Cable

Because light can travel for much longer distances over a fiber cable without losing its strength the need for signal boosters is lessened.

Multi core fibre optic cable.

In practical fibers the cladding is usually coated with a layer of acrylate polymer or polyimide. Multi mode links can be used for data rates up to 100 gbit s. Because of this the number of light reflections created as the light passes through the core increases creating the ability for more data to pass through at a given time. Fiber optics support a higher capacity the amount of network bandwidth a fiber cable can carry easily exceeds that of a copper cable with similar thickness.

Pof is a newer plastic based cable which promises performance similar to glass cable on very short runs but at a lower cost. Multi mode optical fiber is a type of optical fiber mostly used for communication over short distances such as within a building or on a campus. A multi fiber cable optical fiber consists of a core and a cladding layer selected for total internal reflection due to the difference in the refractive index between the two. Common configurations for everyday networking uses such as workplace comms infrastructure include 2 core fibre optic cable 8 core options and even 24 core varieties.

Multi mode fiber is used 2 fibers are used wdm is not normally used on multi mode fiber.