Fiber Optic Networks: Types, History, Splicing and Testing

Fiber optic

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
History of fiber optic networks........................................................................................................1
Types of fiber optic / splicing machine and preparation for splicing/ encapsulation......................4
Types of fiber optic networks..........................................................................................................7
Hybrid networks / convert fiber optic networks into copper networks...........................................9
Data and Internet Protocol television / data centers / pop's / hub's................................................11
Testing and measuring / optical time domain reflectometer..........................................................14
Reviews..........................................................................................................................................15
References......................................................................................................................................17

Introduction
Fiber optic can be defined as the flexible and transparent fiber which is made up of the
plastic or a drawing glass. It is formed in a slightly thicker manner as compared to the human
hair. It is basically used for the long distance data networking which is highly performable in
nature. It is usually used in the telecommunications services such as telephones and television
along with the internet. It is considered as a technology which is basically used to transfer the
information in the form of pulses of light with the help of strands fiber (Floris, Adam, Calderón
and Sales, 2021). The following discussion is based on the fiber optic networks and its history.
Moreover, discussion is also based on the types of fiber optic and splicing machine and
preparation for splicing or encapsulation. The report also views the types of fiber optic networks
and hybrid networks and also the conversion of fiber optic networks into copper networks.
Furthermore, Data and Internet Protocol television and data centers or pop's and hub's, testing
and measuring or optical time domain reflectometer are also viewed in the below report.
History of fiber optic networks
Fiber optic networks is defined as the medium which helps in transmitting the
information. It uses the signals which is encoded onto the light in order to transfer the
information between the variety of nodes of the networks of telecommunications. They generally
operate from the limited or restricted range of local area networks or can be over the wide area
area networks. The biggest form of fiber optic network is the AT & T fiber. It is has the highest
coverage of 11.66 percent of the population in the US. The fiber optic networks which is ranked
as second is having the 11.11 percent coverage of the population in US. Its works while using the
cables in order to deliver the high speed of data in order to cover the large distances. The data
transfer is done using the cables at the speed of light (Lindsey and Martin, 2021).
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Fiber optic is a concept which is based on the light transmission. The conceptualization
of light transmission is introduced in the early 1840's at the time when French inventors named
Daniel Colladon and Jacques Babinet illustrated the guiding of light with the help of distances
through refraction. It was the time of ten years later in the middle of 1850's, one of the Irish
inventor named John Tyndall has conducted the similar type of illustration again with the help of
water fountains. These are considered as the early experiments which has resulted in the
introduction of the television at the time of the invention of the transmission of moving images
were illustrated at London in 1925 by one of the Scottish inventor named John Logie Baird.
Talking about of the year 1952, one of the UK based inventor named Narinder Singh Kapany has
invented the first and initial actor or real time fiber optic cable which is highly based on the
experiments of the inventor named John Tyndall which has made three decades earlier. Then in
1965 which is 13 years later, there were two British research scientist named Charles Kao and
George Hockman who has worked with standard telephones and cables which was discovered
using the attenuation of fiber optics which was the result of impurities in manufacturing. In 1965,
the very first working fiber optic data transmission system was illustrated by the German
inventor who was the physicist named Manfred Borner at Telefunken research laboratories in
Uim. In 1966, It was then followed by the first patent application for this particular technology.
NASA has used the fiber optics in the cameras of television which were sent to the moon in
1968. inventors were trying to lowering down the attenuation in a sufficient manner in which
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