๐Ÿ” Fiber Types
๐Ÿงต Cable Construction
๐ŸŽจ Color Codes
๐Ÿง  Vocabulary Challenge
๐Ÿ’ก Fiber Facts & Fun
100

This is the core size of singlemode fiber.

What is 9 microns

100

The outermost layer of a cable protects against what?

What is Environmental damage (sunlight, moisture)

100

Singlemode fiber uses ________ jacket color

What is Yellow

100

A glass core, cladding, and protective layers combine to create what?

What is a Fiber Optic Cable

100

True or False: Fiber optic cables can be hung from a pole, buried underground, and submerged in water? 

True: so long as they in a protected enclosure

200

The letters โ€œOMโ€ stand for what?

What is Optical Multimode

200

This type of cable contains gel to protect from moisture

What is Loose Tube

200

OM3 represents _______ jacket color

What is Aqua

200

This term describes signal loss over distance.

What is Attenuation

200

Fiber is immune to this kind of interference

What is Electromagnetic interference (EMI)

300

This is optimized for VCSEL lasers

What is OM3 or OM4

300

Pulling through conduit indoors is best done with this type of cable

What is Tight Buffer

300

OM5 fiber would have ______ jacket color

What is Lime Green

300

The term for a small plastic cap that protects a connector endface is called

What is Dust cap

300

How thin is a typical glass fiber?

What is Thinner than a human hair

400

These two wavelengths are typically used in multimode fiber

What is 850 nm and 1300 nm

400

Aramid yarn is used for what purpose in a fiber cable

What is Pull strength / strain relief

400

_______ color is used for most outdoor-rated PE jackets

What is Black

400

This term describes light bouncing inside the core to keep it traveling

What is Total internal reflection

400

This tool fuses two fibers together

What is Fusion splicer

500

This is the main advantage of singlemode over multimode

What is longer distance, no modal dispersion

500

This type of cable has multiple stacked fibers for high-density installs

What is Ribbon Fiber

500

This fiber type uses an orange jacket and has a 62.5 ฮผm core

What is OM1

500

This term represents multiple light paths traveling down a multimode fiber

What is Modes

500

True or False: Fiber optics can transmit both analog and digital signals.

True

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