I have another post on this article where I actually described my experience in the photonics industry as surprisingly hands on for such a high-tech, cutting edge industry. Not only the making of the fiber, but coiling, terminating connectors, and more are all still very hands on and take a lot of human intervention. Some things like polishing fiber ends just come out better when done by a human hand with some lapping film and some elbow grease ;)
nanostuffSep 10, 2006
If you watch discovery channel you've probably seen that 34,492 times. They haven't shown much else for the past two years.
theone3Sep 10, 2006
Curse you, Opera! edit:although I guess its pretty ironic.edit2: <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_play_(telecommunications)">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_play_(telecommunications)</a>
Closed AccountSep 10, 2006
What I gathered from the video was that that one glass tube stretches out to form a large roll of cable as shown at the end of the video
cr3ativeSep 10, 2006
This isn't MySpace, stop trying to reformat the page.
flunkedflankSep 10, 2006
Well, it's not like coax cables and twisted pair cables are unshielded from electromagnetic interference (thanks to basic physics):<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coax">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coax</a><a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_pair">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_pair</a>But sure, fiber is ideal as far as that's concerned.
cmiller1Sep 11, 2006
I have another post on this article where I actually described my experience in the photonics industry as surprisingly hands on for such a high-tech, cutting edge industry. Not only the making of the fiber, but coiling, terminating connectors, and more are all still very hands on and take a lot of human intervention. Some things like polishing fiber ends just come out better when done by a human hand with some lapping film and some elbow grease ;)
anotherbrianSep 11, 2006
That is how it's mass produced. It takes a while to draw out one tube but the factories can just set up as many drawing towers as necessary.
tw0bitSep 11, 2006
BEST SHOW EVER!! I am in love with this show
aspeightNov 11, 2007
Can fiber optic cable be made in a diameter as large as 1/2 inch and remain flexible?