Fiber optic cables are composed ... to the length of the fiber. The size of the core is only a few times the wavelength of light transmitted. It is commonly used with laser sources for high speed, ...

Duplex cables are fiber optic cables with two ... that allows only one mode of light to propagate. Single mode fiber is commonly used with laser sources for high speed, long distance links. Multimode ...

Fiber is also used to replace copper cable for LAN backbones ... diameter of less than 10 microns is used. Multimode fiber is very common for short distances and has a core diameter from 50 ...