Optic fiber is a thin, cylindrical fiber made of plastic or glass, as tiny as one tenth of the human hair. A typical optical fiber for telecom is made up of three layers of cylindrical shape, arranged inside out: fiber core (diameter 8x10um) and cladding (diameter 130um) as well as buffer layer (diameter 900um).Fiber core and cladding is made of glass or silica. The fiber core and the cladding layers are...
