Types of fiber optic cable

There are two main types of fiber optic cable, which are single mode and multi-mode.


Single mode: Single mode fiber is a small component that has only one mode of transmission. Single mode fiber is able to transmit at high speeds over long distances because of their small base. Because only mode fiber optic cable allows for transmission distances longer and faster than the rate of transmission of multi-mode fiber, it costs more fibers that are multi-mode.

Multi-mode: The reason that multi-mode has a lower single-mode because it has a large diameter. As a result of the larger diameter, multi-mode is capable of generating broadband high speed when it moves to the amounts of medium distances. However, in long distances, the large diameter can cause problems because the multiple paths of light can cause different types of distortion.