Multimode dual-core fiber optic communication distance
MMF supports high data rates—up to 100 Gbps—over distances typically ranging from 300 to 550 meters, depending on fiber type (OM3, OM4, OM5). Multi-mode optical fiber is a type of optical fiber mostly used for communication over short distances, such as within a building or on a campus. Multimode Fiber (MMF) has a core diameter, typically 50–100 micrometers, has ability to transfer multiple modes of light through the fiber core, uses lower-cost electronics (LED, VCSEL) operates at the 850 nm and 1300 nm wavelength and is used for short distance interconnections (up to 550m). Dispersion limits fiber optic transmission distance by causing signal distortion and is classified into chromatic dispersion, modal dispersion, and polarization mode dispersion (PMD). However, the dispersion-compensating fibers can support more than 200 kilometers.
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