by Jim Jachetta | Published on Nov 22, 2013 | Fiber Optic Transport, Users Guides - Education, Technology - Engineering, Applications - Industries
One of my favorite subjects is the transmission of video over fiber optic cable. I have had the pleasure of working on fiber optic implementations with Broadcasters to cover Presidential Elections and with Integrators on projects like the Las Vegas City Center....
by Jim Jachetta | Published on Nov 19, 2013 | Applications - Industries, Users Guides - Education
Optical Windows and Spectrum Wavelength remains a significant factor in fiber-optic developments. Figure 3 illustrates the wavelength “windows.” Table 1 shows the wavelength of each optical window and the typical application for multimode (MM) or single-mode (SM)...
by Jim Jachetta | Published on Nov 19, 2013 | Applications - Industries, Users Guides - Education
Snell’s Law Early fiber optics exhibited high loss that limited transmission distances. To correct this, glass fibers were developed that included a separate glass coating. The innermost region of the fiber, the core, carried the light, while the glass coating or...
by Jim Jachetta | Published on Nov 19, 2013 | Technology - Engineering, Fiber Optic Transport, Users Guides - Education
Fiber-Optic Medium Fiber optics is a method of carrying information using optical fibers. An optical fiber is a thin strand of glass or plastic that serves as the transmission medium over which information is sent. It thus fills the same basic function as a copper...
by Jim Jachetta | Published on Nov 14, 2013 | News
VidOvation would like to thank the CBS Supplier Diversity team for inviting us to the annual CBS Supplier Diversity Networking Event. Tom Hogan, Senior VP and Chief Procurement Officer, gave a great keynote speech. The event included diversity procurement teams from...