CONNECTORS / TERMINATIONS WITH FIBER GLOSSARY (4)

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI): Noise generated when stray electromagnetic fields induce currents in electrical conductors (fiber is immune to EMI).

Fiber Optic Cable: A cable containing one or more optical fibers.

Fiber Optic Ribbon: A coherent optical fiber bundle in which the configuration is flat rather than round giving an output in a line.

Graded-Index Fiber: A fiber in which the refractive index changes gradually with distance from the fiber axis, rather than abruptly at the core-cladding interface.

Jacket: The outer, protective covering of the cable. Also called the cable sheath.

October 24, 2011

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