What is the way that fiber optic connectors work? The history of fiber optic telecommunication deserves an entire book, because it took several generations to get the industry present.
Optical fiber is a long thin cylindrical fiber made from plastic or glass, smaller than one tenth of the human hair. A typical optical fiber for telecom is composed of three layers that are counted inside out the fiber core (diameter 810um) as well as the cladding (diameter of 125um) and buffer coating (diameter 900um). …