Equipment, Materials and Services

Abstract

Just as with conventional electrical cables, signals passed down optical fibres will not reach their destination if a break or improper connection is present in the fibre optic cable. Now that optical fibres are widely used in defence and communications, accurate methods of precisely locating breaks have become extremely important.

Citation

(1986), "Equipment, Materials and Services", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 58 No. 5, pp. 30-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb036292