3.The word âengineâ is generally used to refer to a reciprocating engine (steam or internal combustion) while âmotorâ is generally used to refer to a rotating device such as an electric motor. 4.An engine is made up of pistons and cylinders while a motor is made up of rotors and stators.
There are three types of fiber optic cable commonly used: single mode, multimode and plastic optical fiber (POF). Transparent glass or plastic fibers which allow light to be guided from one end to the other with minimal loss. Fiber optic cable functions as a light guide, guiding the light introduced at one end of the cable through to the other end. The light source can either be a light-emitting diode (LED)) or a laser.
Fiber optic cables are the medium of choice in telecommunications infrastructure, enabling the transmission of high-speed voice, video, and data traffic in enterprise and service provider networks. Depending on the type of application and the reach to be achieved, various types of fiber may be considered and deployed. This paper describes the main characteristics of optical fiber in general, and the properties of multimode and single-mode fiber (MMF and SMF) in particular.