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

This is the core size of singlemode fiber.

What is 9 microns

100

what is the purpose of armor on armored  cable 

what is protects from rodents 
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

100

This testing tool allows you to see the dirt on Connectors 

what is a fiber microscope /Fiber inspector 

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)

200

This test instrument is used to find faults in short cable lengths 

What is a VFL

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

300

This tool helps you identify cable paths 

what is a fiber tracer 

400

These two wavelengths are typically used in multimode fiber

What is 850 nm and 1300 nm

400

Aramid yarn or kevlar 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 allows you to change the connector into different connector

What is an adapter 

400

This tool fuses two fibers together

What is Fusion splicer

400

This testing  testing tool allows you to see the attenuation of fiber connectors splices and breaks 

what is an OTDR

500

 the two wavelengths for singlemode are ?

what is 1310 and 1550

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

Fiber is glass  but can also be .

What is plastic 

500

What testing tool would you use for a insertion loss?

What is a optical power meter