What is the way that fiber optic connectors work? The history of fiber optic telecommunications deserves an entire book on its own as it took a number of generations before the industry was established that we have today.
Optical fiber is a long thin cylindrical fiber made from plastic or glass, smaller than one tenth of a human hair. A typical optical fiber for telecom is made up of three layers that are counted from the inside out the fiber core (diameter 810um) and cladding (diameter of 125um) and buffer coating (diameter 9000um). …