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Corning is one of the world&#39;s leading innovators in materials science, with a 167-year track record of life-changing inventions. Corning applies its unparalleled expertise in glass science, ceramics science, and optical physics, along with its deep manufacturing and engineering capabilities, to develop category-defining products that transform industries and enhance people&#39;s lives. Corning succeeds through sustained investment in RD&amp;amp;E, a unique combination of material and process innovation, and deep, trust-based relationships with customers who are global leaders in their industries.

Corning&#39;s capabilities are versatile and synergistic, which allows the company to evolve to meet changing market needs, while also helping our customers capture new opportunities in dynamic industries. Today, Corning&#39;s markets include optical communications, mobile consumer electronics, display technology, automotive, and life sciences vessels. Corning&#39;s industry-leading products include damage-resistant cover glass for mobile devices; precision glass for advanced displays; optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions for state-of-the-art communications networks; trusted products to accelerate drug discovery and delivery; and clean-air technologies for cars and trucks.

Fiber Optical Cables&nbsp;

<img alt="" src=" http://www.corning.com/content/dam/corning/media/worldwide/coc/images/products/landing-page/fiber-optic-cables-aen.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/retina_294.jpg" style="float:left; height:150px; width:150px" />&nbsp;Corning offers a variety of fiber optic cables to suit your needs in a variety of environments:&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;outdoor,&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;indoor.&nbsp;

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Outdoor Cables 
Cables for outdoor applications are engineered to withstand the more demanding conditions seen outside, from environmental extremes to mechanical forces. Outdoor cables therefore feature rugged constructions to resist ultra-violet light and temperature fluctuations, and may include features to withstand the requirements of being installed outdoors.

Indoor Cables

These cables are used exclusively within buildings and must have a flame-retardant jacket to fit this purpose. They may be deployed in duct (conduit) or cable tray.

Outdoor Cables/Indoor Cables

These are cables that are designed to meet both the rigorous environment of the outdoors but also can be routed indoors, where flame rating requirements also apply. This type of cable eliminates the need for a &ldquo;transition splice&rdquo; to an indoor-rated cable when routing an outdoor cable into the building.

Featured Products Of Corning 
SMF-28&reg; Ultra Optical Fibers

SMF-28&reg; Ultra optical fiber was the first in the market to combine the benefit of industry-leading attenuation and improved macrobend performance, all in one fiber. This premium single-mode fiber is designed for long-haul, metro, access, and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) applications, along with being fully backward compatible with the installed base of legacy single-mode fibers.

MiniXtend&reg; Cable Solutions

&nbsp;Corning&#39;s micro cabling solution solves the demand for today&#39;s unlimited bandwidth capacity, and addresses escalating network duct congestion.

&nbsp;UniCam&reg; Fiber Optic Connectors

&nbsp;Installing fiber optic connectors is made fast and easy with UniCam&reg; Connectors. These technician-friendly fiber optic connectors install&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;easily in just a few steps, with optical performance guaranteed. Corning invented &ldquo;no-epoxy/no-polish&rdquo; (NENP) fiber optic connector&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;technology. The UniCam Connector remains the most widely deployed NENP connector available, because it&rsquo;s fast, it&rsquo;s easy and it&rsquo;s built on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corning&rsquo;s unparalleled fiber optic quality and expertise

Description Regarding Optical Fibers 
Optical fiber:&nbsp;An&nbsp;optical fiber&nbsp;or&nbsp;optical fibre&nbsp;is a flexible, transparent&nbsp;&nbsp;fiber made by drawing glass&nbsp;or plastic to a diameter slightly thicker than that of a human hair.Optical fibers are used most often as a means to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber and find wide usage in fiber-optic communication, where they permit transmission over longer distances and at higher bandwidths&nbsp;(data rates) than electrical cables.

A bundle of optical fibers

Fiber crew installing a 432-count fiber cable underneath the streets of Midtown Manhattan, New York City

A&nbsp;&nbsp;fiber optic audio cable with red light being shone in one end transmits the light to the other end

A wall-mount cabinet&nbsp;containing optical fiber interconnects. The yellow cables are SINGLE MODE FIBERS; the orange and aqua cables are&nbsp;&nbsp;MULTIMODE FIBERS: 50/125 &micro;m OM2 and 50/125 &micro;m OM3 fibers respectively.

SINGLE MODE FIBERS:Single Mode cable&nbsp;is a single stand of glass fiber with a diameter of 8.3 to 10 microns that has one mode of transmission.&nbsp;&nbsp;Single Mode Fiber with a relatively narrow diameter, through which only one mode will propagate typically 1310nm or 1550nm. Carries higher bandwidth than multimode fiber, but requires a light source with a narrow spectral width. Synonyms mono-mode optical fiber, single-mode fiber, single-mode optical waveguide, uni-mode fiber.

MULTI&nbsp;MODE FIBERS:Multimode cable&nbsp;is made of of glass fibers, with a common diameters in the 50-to-100 micron range for the light carry component (the most common size is 62.5).&nbsp;&nbsp;POF is a newer plastic-based cable which promises performance similar to glass cable on very short runs, but at a lower cost.

Multimode fiber gives you high bandwidth at high speeds over medium distances. Light waves are dispersed into numerous paths, or modes, as they travel through the cable&rsquo;s core typically 850 or 1300nm. Typical multimode fiber core diameters are 50, 62.5, and 100 micrometers. However, in long cable runs (greater than 3000 feet [914.4 ml), multiple paths of light can cause signal distortion at the receiving end, resulting in an unclear and incomplete data transmission.

How do I know what type of fiber I need? 
This is based on transmission distance to be covered as well as the overall budget allowed. If the distance is less than a couple of miles, multimode fiber will work well and transmission system costs (transmitter and receiver) will be in the $500 to $800 range. If the distance to be covered is more than 3-5 miles, single mode fiber is the choice. Transmission systems designed for use with this fiber will typically cost more than $1000 (due to the increased cost of the laser diode).

What is the difference between multimode and single mode fiber? 
Multimode fiber has a relatively large light carrying core, usually 62.5 microns or larger in diameter. It is usually used for short distance transmissions with LED based fiber optic equipment. Single-mode fiber has a small light carrying core of 8 to 10 microns in diameter. It is normally used for long distance transmissions with laser diode based fiber optic transmission equipment.Laser light&nbsp;is&nbsp;used&nbsp;for&nbsp;optical fiber&nbsp;communications for the simple reason that it is a single wavelength&nbsp;light&nbsp;source.Laser stands for Light Amplification Simulation Emission Radiation

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