Aerial Fibre Optics : Concept, Application & Safeguards
An optical Fibre is a thin, long, transparent material (usually made of glass or plastic) that confines and propagates light waves. Fibre optics use light pulses to transmit information down fibre lines. At one end of the system is a transmitter. This is the place of origin for information coming on to fibre optic lines. The transmitter accepts coded electronic puls information coming from copper wire.
Advantages of Fibre Optic Cables over Traditional Wire Cables:
Easier and Cheaper installation
Many more fibres and channels per cable
Uses light signals
Consumes low power
Carries digital signals