Optical Fusion Home Page 4160 Washington Rd. A high speed transmission system used to connect relatively distant points. Backbone networks can be used to join autonomous networks within buildingsor between different buildings. The information carrying capacity of a fiber. The radius of curvature that an optical fiber cable can bend without causing harmful effects on the optical or mechanical performance of the cable.
Wavelengths reach the end of the medium at different times, causing the light pulse to spread.
It is the sum of material to provide when handling. The layer of material, usually glass, the immediately surrounds the fiber core. The cladding is usually coated with another material to provide protection when handling. The central part of the glass construction through which light is transmitted. The wavelenght at which a single-mode fiber transmits a single mode of light.