Placing Fiber Optic Cable in Underground Plant
Placing Fiber Optic Cable in Underground Plant 1. Overview This document covers cable placing in conduit, innerduct, handholes, and manhole structures. The innerduct may be direct buried or placed in...
View ArticleA Focus on the Critical Optical Parameter Attenuation
Our first article in this series highlighted some bandwidth demand drivers and introductory standards information. This article will focus on critical optical parameters starting with optical...
View ArticleLC Crimp & Cleave Termination Instructions
for 50 and 62.5 µm GiHCS®, 200 µm HCS® LC Connectors Important Safety and Warranty Information Please Read First! Please make sure to READ and understand the termination instructions completely....
View ArticleHOW TO SPEAK “FIBER GEEK” | ARTICLE 1: CRITICAL OPTICAL PARAMETERS – ATTENUATION
The fiber optic cable world has come a long way over the past 30 years. Products have become more rugged and user friendly, making it easier for people to enter the industry and work handling optical...
View ArticleHOW TO SPEAK “FIBER GEEK” | ARTICLE 2: DISPERSION
WELCOME BACK, FIBER GEEKS! As a quick refresher, article 1 in this series focused on growth in bandwidth demand. We also looked at attenuation in optical fibers caused by factors external to the fiber...
View ArticleHOW TO SPEAK “FIBER GEEK” | ARTICLE 3: FIBER RELIABILITY
WELCOME BACK, FIBER GEEKS! Article 1 in this series focused on growth in bandwidth demand and attenuation in optical fibers caused by bending, and the built-in mechanisms scattering and absorption....
View ArticleHOW TO SPEAK “FIBER GEEK” | ARTICLE 4: SINGLE-MODE FIBER GEOMETRIES
WELCOME BACK, FIBER GEEKS! The first Article in this series focused on growth in bandwidth demand and attenuation in optical fibers. Article 2 focused on several types of dispersion that exist in...
View ArticleFuture Proof Your RDOF Investment
Mark Boxer discusses why fiber is the best option over wireless or satellite for RDOF deployment. OFS fiber services for RDOF award winners are positioned to build and deliver next-generation abilities...
View ArticleHOW TO SPEAK “FIBER GEEK” | ARTICLE 5: CUT-OFF WAVELENGTH (COW)
WELCOME BACK, FIBER GEEKS! The first Article in this series focused on growth in bandwidth demand and attenuation in optical fibers. Article 2 concentrated on the several types of dispersion that...
View ArticleHow It’s Made: Fiber Optic Cables
We invite you on a tour of our manufacturing facilities in Carrollton, Georgia, USA. View the highly automated OFS manufacturing process that produces a wide variety of fiber optic products for...
View ArticleThe Last 100 Meters of Fiber to and Into the Home
The Last 100 Meters of Fiber to and Into the Home The post The Last 100 Meters of Fiber to and Into the Home appeared first on OFS Optics.
View ArticleA Fiber Broadband Success Story: Sandy, Oregon
Transcript: Sandy Oregon located about 30 miles from downtown Portland is blessed with beautiful mountain scenery but unfortunately its great location also leads to challenges when it comes to being...
View ArticleRollable Ribbon’s Most Impressive Features
Mark Boxer, OFS Technical Manager, reveals what makes Rollable Ribbon so special. To form these ribbons, fibers are partially bonded to each other at intermittent points. This design not only enables...
View ArticleIndustrial Fiber Optic Cable Selection Guide
HCS® Industrial Graded-Index and Step-Index Fiber Optic Cable Selection Guide Indoor and outdoor optical fiber cables for use in Substation Automation, Factory Automation, Industrial Ethernet, HVDC...
View ArticleHOW TO SPEAK “FIBER GEEK” | ARTICLE 1: CRITICAL OPTICAL PARAMETERS – ATTENUATION
The fiber optic cable world has come a long way over the past 30 years. Products have become more rugged and user friendly, making it easier for people to enter the industry and work handling optical...
View ArticleHOW TO SPEAK “FIBER GEEK” | ARTICLE 3: FIBER RELIABILITY
WELCOME BACK, FIBER GEEKS! Article 1 in this series focused on growth in bandwidth demand and attenuation in optical fibers caused by bending, and the built-in mechanisms scattering and absorption....
View ArticleMDU!Click, An FTTx Installation System
Pay as you grow with MDU!Click Transcript Hi, I’m John George, Senior Director of Solutions Engineering and Fusion Splicers at OFS. What’s new in my world is our new MDU!Click® Solution for fiber...
View ArticleBenefits of Deploying Fiber to MDUs First
Transcript: Hi, I’m Mark Boxer, Technical Manager with OFS, and here’s what’s new in my world. The first waves of fiber deployments were focused on single family homes and for good reason. There...
View ArticleOn Topic: Fiber Fuels Rural Communities’ Economic Future
Did you know every dollar invested in broadband returns nearly 4 dollars to the economy? With the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) state allocations announced on June 26,...
View ArticleEnhancing Distributed Sensing with a Dual-Brillouin-Peak Optical Fiber
Dual-Brillouin-Peak Optical Fiber was designed and fabricated by researchers from OFS In an era of advanced sensing technologies, the dual-Brillouin-peak optical fiber emerges as a new practical...
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