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Cabling is the process of packaging optical fibers in a cable structure for handling and protection. In some applications bare fibers work just fine, such as fiber optic sensors and laboratory use. However for most communication applications fibers must be packaged in a cable for practical use.
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... In terms of versatility, fiber can be submerged into water without any problems, unlike copper cables [9]. A high-speed underwater fiber which can transmit data in 99.7% of the speed of light has been developed [10]. So, fiber has a high chance to replace satellite communications as the main telecommunication medium for marine communication. ...
Since its first development in 1975, fiber optic has been considered as the future of telecommunication. Fiber optic utilizes light source as its signal source, compared to the acoustic RF signal source used in coaxial cables. Fiber optic also provides more bandwidth, which means fiber optic will support faster data rate compared to the coaxial cables. However, the construction of fiber optic is not loss-free. In its implementation, fiber loss affects the data rate and coverage of fiber services, since loss across fiber optic cables will reduce fiber-based network performance with the increase of distance. This condition means that losses across the fiber optic cables should be considered before the installment process. To ensure that the installation process is as efficient as possible, a fiber optic loss calculator is needed. In this study, a Visual Basic (VB)-based application to calculate fiber loss was developed. VB was chosen as the programming language to develop this calculator due to its versatility and better User Interface (UI). This calculator was also compared other similar freeware available online to see whether this application is viable enough. The success of this study is determined by some parameters such as the versatility and reliability of the calculator.
