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Compare copper
wires to optical fibers for transmitting sound, image or data.
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Introduction:
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passes, more and more communication systems use fiber
optic cables instead of traditional copper wires. Using
optical fiber to transmit sound or data is much more
complex than using copper wires. Optical fibers are not
easy to work with. They require special equipment and
trained technicians for cutting and making connections.
On the other hand you can cut copper wires with any pair
of scissors or pliers and they can be connected easily. |
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With so many difficulties in
using fiber optic lines and no obvious benefit, why do we use
them?
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Project
description
In this project you compare
optical fibers with copper wires for transmission of sound or
data. Your experiments may measure signal degradation or noise
as factors that may affect our choices in selecting a
transmission media. The experiments in this project do not need
and use any optical fiber. Instead you perform experiments to
show problems with copper wires. You focus on problems that
obviously cannot exist with optical fiber (because of the nature
of the light). |
Details
of this project
More details or support for this project is available for the
members of ScienceProject.com. Material needed for
experiment can be purchased locally or ordered on the Internet. |
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