What is single-mode fiber cable?
Single-mode fiber cable is constructed of a small core and only allows one mode of propagation. Allowing only a single wavelength of light to pass through the core prevents wavelengths of light from overlapping and distorting data. Single-mode gives 50 times more distance compared with multimode. Single-mode is generally used in 10-/100-Mbps networks that cover extended areas, such as cable television and campus backbone applications. With single-mode fiber strands full-duplex you get higher bandwidth, close to twice the throughput of multimode fiber cable. What makes up fiber optic cable? Fiber optic cable consists of a core, cladding, coating, strengthening fibers, and cable jacket. Core This is the physical medium that transports optical data signals from an attached light source to a receiving device. The core is a single continuous strand of glass or plastic that’s measured (in microns) by the size of its outer diameter. The larger the core, the more light the cable can carry. All
