Fiber Optic

Core

Cladding

Total Internal
Reflection

What do you strip
off the fiber for
termination or splicing?

Primary buffer
coating

Fiber optics
are immune to.....

Multi-mode fibers

Single-mode fibers are used for

Attenuation

OTDR

Kilometer

Micron

Nanometer

Mode

Single mode fiber

POF

Plastic Optical Fiber

Cable

Jacket

Strength Members

Armor

Connector

Ferrule

Splice

Mechanical Splice

Fusion Splice

Demarcation Box

Bandwidth

Decibels (dB)

Optical Loss

Optical Power

Scattering

Wavelength