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Fiber Optics - Bringing Us High Speed Internet

Generally, optics is a branch of physics (science) that deals with the nature, behavior and properties of light. Optics is also the study of interaction of light with other matter. It is also regarded as the sub-field of electromagnetism because scientifically, light is an electromagnetic wave. Applied optical sciences are often called optical engineering. Classical optics and modern optics are the two major categories of optics. Fiber optics is one of the main branches of optics that is very popular these days.

The transmittance of data through fiber optics is based on the principle of total internal refraction. The data is transmitted through the medium of light. This may sound weird but you will be surprised to know that more than half of the contemporary technology is based on the concept and functions of fiber optics. Telephone, radio and television are the most common gadgets that excessively employ this technology.

Unlike the copper cables, there are no chances of getting electrical shocks in case of optical fibers. Glass has replaced copper through the course of time. Instead of copper wire, a bundle of glass threads (in a cable form) is used to transmit signals and data in modulated form. It is true that fiber optics has not replaced the traditional copper wires completely because glass threads are very expensive. They cannot be used as domestic cables used to transfer electricity and other signals.

Optical fibers are more resistant towards the external interference. They are lighter and thinner. Therefore, they transmit data in digital form instead of analogue form. Fiber optics has thus resulted in conversion of every electronic medium signal transmittance in digital form.

Apart from telecommunications, fiber optics has been a blessing in the medical and industrial applications as well. In the field of medicine, fiber optics is used in many appliances like endoscope and other high-tech treatments. It is assumed that fiber optics is all set to revolutionize the medical technologies and bring great advancement in this field. The organized and high-tech traffic control systems and automated tollbooths are the highly beneficial application of fiber optics.

The Internet and fiber optics have become inseparable because the optical fibers facilitate high data carrying capacity and high bandwidth.

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Can a damage in the fiber optic cable will damage the internal parts of a AC to DC Frequency converter?

In a frequency converter, can the Fibre optical cable used for the internal communication between the user interface with innter parts of a drive will affect the PCBs of the drive

Damage to the fiber optic cable should not cause other damage unless loss of the signal can cause damage. The drive should be designed to prevent damage due to loss of critical control signals such as output current feedback and DC bus voltage signal.

GETCO aims to lease optical fibre network to telecom operators
Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) is gearing up to lease optical fibre network to telecom operators for their telecom services. The state-run power transmission company has already invited Expression of Interest (EOI) from telecom operators for leasing optical fibre.

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