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Advantages of Active Optical Cables for Industrial Applications: Optical cables prepare the ground for emerging industrial and medical applications. Issue 1 (2nd January 2020)
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Advantages of Active Optical Cables for Industrial Applications: Optical cables prepare the ground for emerging industrial and medical applications. Issue 1 (2nd January 2020)
Main Title:
Advantages of Active Optical Cables for Industrial Applications
Abstract: Active optical cables transmit signals using photons instead of electrons. A couple of advantages arise when using optical fibers instead of copper wires when transmitting high speed data signals over extended reach. When using optical cables with standard electrical interfaces, with protocols such as USB or the Thunderbolt ∗ ) protocol, they can be seamlessly used with existing devices. At the same time, new applications and system architectures will come up, which will benefit from optical fiber communication technologies.