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INTRODUCTION TO FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY

January 6, 2022

Patrick Dobbins, director of applications engineering and field engineering for
AFL, provides an introduction to fiber optic technology in this presentation
recording.

For more information on the basics of fiber optic cable, read these blogs about
its benefits, basic structure, attenuation and the differences between
single-mode and multimode.

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 * Energy
 * Substation
 * Transmission and Distribution
 * Utility FTTx

 * Enterprise
 * Data Center
 * Structured Cabling
 * Passive Optical LAN
 * DAS
 * Industrial
 * Broadcast
 * Military
 * Mining
 * Medical
 * Nuclear
 * Oil and Gas
 * Transportation

 * Service Provider
 * FTTx
 * HetNet
 * MDUs


PRODUCTS

 * Fiber Optic Cable
 * Conductor Accessories
 * Fiber Optic Connectivity
 * Test and Inspection
 * Fusion Splicing Systems
 * Specialty Optic Fiber
 * Aluminum Clad Steel
 * Rail Transit Systems
 * Copper Apparatus
 * Cleaning
 * 


SERVICES

 * Structured Cabling
 * Data Center
 * HetNet
 * DAS
 * Small Cell
 * Wi-Fi
 * Audio/Visual
 * Security Solutions
 * Support and Maintenance
 * Multi-site Rollouts
 * Engineer, Furnish and Install (EF&I)


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