What is the Difference Between Multi-mode and Single-mode Fiber Optic Cabling?

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• What is the Difference Between Multi-mode and
  Single-mode Fiber Optic Cabling?

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• Fiber Optic cables are made of thin strands of
  glass or fiber. The fiber optic cables enable
  faster data transmission with a low attenuation
  rate.
• The fiber is coated with a protective plastic
  covering called the primary buffering coating
  that protects it from moisture and other damage.
  The cable is enclosed within an outer covering
  called a jacket.

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• Single-mode vs Multi-mode Fiber Optic Cable
• The difference between a single-mode and
  multi-mode fiber optic cable mainly lies in fiber
  core diameter, wavelength and light source,
  bandwidth, color sheath, distance, and cost.
• Wavelength and Light source The large core size
  requires low-cost light sources such as LEDs that
  work at wavelengths of 850nm and 1300nm.
  Single-mode fiber uses laser or laser diodes to
  produce light injected into the cable.

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• Bandwidth Multi-mode fiber optic cable bandwidth
  is limited while the single-mode fiber optic
  cable has unlimited bandwidth as it allows only
  one light mode to pass through at a time.

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• Color sheath Single-mode fiber optic cable is
  covered with a yellow sheath and multi-mode fiber
  optic cable is covered with a blue sheath.
• Core diameter The higher core diameter of
  multi-mode fiber optic cable enables it to have
  higher light gathering ability and simplify
  connections. The attenuation of multi-mode fiber
  optic cable is higher because of its larger core
  diameter.

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  Optic Cabling in Dubai for Corporate Companies.
  Our team of highly skilled engineers can provide
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  efficiency.

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