Over the past decade, single-mode optical fiber has become firmly established as the preferred medium for terrestrial communications. Without the vast data capacity of these types of fiber (practical ...

A previous CommScope blog post discussed the advantages and disadvantages of Angled Physical Contact (APC) and Ultra Physical Contact (UPC) connectors. At that time, the focus was on connectors for ...

Optical spectroscopy is a fundamental tool in numerous areas of science and technology. Much effort has focused on miniaturizing spectrometers, but thus far at the cost of spectral resolution and ...

Alright cabling gurus, I've got a question for you: Can you mix single mode and multimode fibers in a single run?<P>I've always assumed the answer is 'no'. Yet this week, I was tracing runs and found ...

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Over the past few years, Leviton has polled customers about the type of fiber they would install today to prepare for the future, with single-mode OS2 fiber growing strongly in popularity over that ...