Single Mode Fiber and Multimode Fiber

Summary

Differenet modes of fiber based on needs for distance and environmental usages.

Tyep(s)

• Single Mode Fiber (SMF8) - High frequencies with larges amounts of data over longer distances. Two different grades of OS1 for indoor and OS2 for outdoor.
• Multimode Fiber (MMF) - Smaller frequency with a shorter distance than Single Mode Fiber. More suitable for Large Area Networks (LANs) or Wide Area Networks (WANs)