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Benefits of Ceramic Fiber Optics

Ceramic fiber optics possess many characteristics beneficial to the telecommunications industry. Glass fibers are now replacing metal wires in communications because of their light weight, microscopic size and ability to carry significantly greater numbers of signals at high speeds.

Performance of Ceramic Fiber Optics

A single pair of optical fibers, scarcely thicker than human hair, can transmit over 50,000 telephone conversations simultaneously with no interference and little resistance, compared to only 24 telephone conversations in metal wires.

Applications of Ceramic Fiber Optics

Ceramic fiber optics are mainly used in telecommunications; however, they're also being utilized more in the cable television industry. The result is greater reliability and clarity of video signals.

 

Date Added: May 8, 2007


 

 

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