The Application of Fiber Optic


Since its invention in the early 1970s, the use and the demand of optical fibre has grown immensely. Today, the uses of fibre optic are quite numerous. The most uses are popular in telecommunications, medicine, military, automotive and industrial. The improvement for this technology still in progress and it will always be upgrade days by days. In our project, we only focused in the application of fibre optic in telecommunication.
The Fibre optic has been used as the medium for telecommunication and networking system because of it flexibility and can be bundled as cables. Fibre optic was able to use for a long-distance communication because of its ability to propagate through the fibre with little attenuation. While in a networking or short-distance communication, fibre optic was saved the space in cable ducts because a single fibre can carry too much data.
This fibre has been used as a data transmission whereas it was involve with the transmission of voice, data, or video over a distance of less than a meter to hundred kilometers by using only a few standard fibre designs.  Most of the telecommunication industries use fibre optic as their choice in spreading data or in transmission because fibre optics are able to use in long-distance communication or in short-distance communication.
Besides that, fibre optics is also used widely for transmission of data signal. Private networks such as used in banks, university, or a big firms used fibre optic in order need for secure in transmission data or private information between building to the computer, and around the world. The security that is naturally in fibre optics was the most important benefit for the customer.

In addition, fibre optic is also useful for video services. The high information-carrying capacity or bandwidth of fibre makes it the perfect choice for transmitting signals to subscribers. Besides that, fibre optics is also known as the smart transportation system such as in traffic light sensor, automated toll booths, and unpredictable message signs to give the motorist in order about delays or emergencies.

The technology of fibre optics is actually making our life easier and useful because it can use in so many scope. But, none of us try to be the one who tried to improve this technology to be more effective. Sadly, there are some people that never know about this application. As an educated person, there is a million hope that this technology can be improvise and more useful.