Optical fiber is rising in both telecommunication and data communication due to its unsurpassed advantages: faster speed with less attenuation, less impervious to electromagnetic interference (EMI), smaller size and greater information carrying capacity. The biggest disadvantage of these cables is their installation. A fiber optic cable is formed by drawing glass or a special sort of plastic, which can transmit light from one end of the fiber to a special end. In optical fiber communication, data is transmitted as a single. The optical fibre cables are lighter, smaller and easier to handle than copper cables, They can cover greater distances more reliably than the wire, They can not be compromised by the signal tapping, The optical signals are free from the noise due to the electrical interference. Additionally, we will discuss four additional reasons.
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