Understanding fiber network requirements and the role of the tools available to test these networks will make testing quicker and more accurate You've just installed ...

Yokogawa has expanded its AQ2200 Multi-Application Test System (MATS) with a range of optical attenuation and switch modules for applications that employ graded-index multimode fiber with a core ...

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA: EXFO Inc. has announced the addition of multimode test capabilities to its unique fiber characterization tool, the iOLM, making it the ideal troubleshooting tool for ...

When was optical fiber first conceived? Was it when Snell’s Law was formulated, leading to the concept of refractive indexes? Or when Bell invented the photophone? While these concepts helped advance ...

Fig. 1. Calculated correlation function for output signals of the unmodulated wavefront (blue solid line), the temperature principal mode (red solid line) and the temperature anti-principal mode ...

A previous CommScope blog post discussed the advantages and disadvantages of Angled Physical Contact (APC) and Ultra Physical Contact (UPC) connectors. At that time, the focus was on connectors for ...

Adoption of 1-Gbit/s ports on desktops and increased demand for bandwidth in access networks has shifted the throughput bottleneck to content providers (data centers) and enterprise backbones. A ...