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Bandwidth Demands Drive Fiber Optics Advances

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Hank Hogan, Contributing Editor, [email protected]

Data centers and other applications are pushing changes in long-haul and short-haul fibers. Fiber optics connects the world, carrying calls and data. With bandwidth demand growing, manufacturers are working to up transmission rates, cut costs and otherwise improve product performance. However, achieving these goals may require changing long- and short-haul fiber, while at the same time overcoming manufacturing-related challenges. Long-haul fiber runs between cities and across oceans, and short-haul (or interconnect) fiber typically spans less than 500 m. Demands for both are being...Read full article

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    Published: October 2014
    Glossary
    bandwidth
    The range of frequencies over which a particular instrument is designed to function within specified limits. See also fiber bandwidth.
    transmission
    In optics, the conduction of radiant energy through a medium. Often denotes the percentage of energy passing through an element or system relative to the amount that entered. See transmission efficiency.
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