Set Up a Fiber-Optic Network in Your Home or Office
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Which fiber optic cable should I buy for my home
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Fiber optic cables are, like their name suggests, a cable that uses light, rather than electricity to transmit information. It's common for them to be white, grey, or black in color, but there are more colorful options available if that's useful. This allows for the use of more affordable LEDs and vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) in their design, which typically makes multimode fiber optic cables much. If you're looking to expand a legacy fiber optic connection, or only need a very short, low-performance fiber optic cable, Cable Matters' OM1 multimode fiber optic cableis available at a low pric.