fiber optic cable life expectancy
fiber optic cable life expectancy
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Anyone know the typical life expectancy of fiber optic cable installed undergroiund in conduit? What are the factors affecting life expectancy?
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RE: fiber optic cable life expectancy
RE: fiber optic cable life expectancy
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RE: fiber optic cable life expectancy
RE: fiber optic cable life expectancy
Resently, these radii sepcs have change though. Newer sysetems running at longer wavelengyths are supseptable to polarization anomalies which are produced in the fiber during a bend. In short, the bending stess producess non symetrical index of refraction changes.
As long as the above criteria are met, the fiber will last as long as a pice of class, or glass bottle baried in the ground