As we now, CCTV cameras are used in malls, offices, roads, and every other place to let people safe from some ill-minded people. Its observation ranges lie anywhere from 3ft to 600ft away. Fiber Optic Security Systems offer below advantages over any other cable systems such as UTP or cable:
Optical Fibers
- Longer distance
- Bandwidth
- Data safety
- High-resolution pictures
- Reliability
- Lower cost
Let us discuss the points in detail:
Optical Fibers- the type of fibers you are going to pick solely depends on the purpose of it (indoor or outdoor uses) and the transmission distance as well. The two types of optical fiber are as follows; single mode and multimode.
Now let us discuss the advantage of optical fiber over other cables:
- Longer Distance: believe it or not but optical fiber transmission works for ranges up to 37 miles, whereas, on the other hand, copper cables are adequate for maintaining image quality for just 300ft.
- Bandwidth: because of the broad bandwidth of this Versatile Security System, you can connect several cameras to the same backbone without any clinches. Whereas the standard cable functionality lacks such bandwidth capabilities.
- Data Safety: as we know, optical fiber does not conduct electricity. Hence the possibility of ground loops or lighting strikes is equal to nothing. We cannot deny the fact that there are chances of optical fiber getting hacked, but it is very minimal in this case because the possibility of hackers decoding the images is very less.
- High-Resolution Pictures: because of significant fiber bandwidth, high-speed data transmission, and immunity to electromagnetic interference, the images transmitted over the optical fiber are always of high quality.
- Reliability: optical fibers can be installed at any place where you want to install it. The other cables lack this feature. The optical fiber exhibits the feature such as resistant to chemical exposure, humidity and temperature changes which are found nowhere in other cables.
- Lower cost: if you want to upgrade the cables by changing the technology, you can easily do so in case of optical fiber without even changing the cables. Also, maintenance costs are reduced because its materials are unlikely to degrade in a short time.
Time to Sum Up:
So, these were some of the Optical fiber applications in CCTV systems. Minatronics Corporation is one of the known leaders in computer protection since 1986 when it first invented the LightGard Fiber Optic Security Systems. So, if you are looking to purchase light guard, hatch switch kit, cat trap, or any other item, feel free to contact Minatronics team. They are in this industry for years and can efficiently satisfy client’s needs with ease.