Recognizing the importance of optical data transmission for today's broadband applications, PDI Communications, Inc. is committed to the advancement of fiber optic technology.

Specializing in broadband RF products, the addition of fiber optic transport system design services is a natural extension to our existing portfolio.

Fiber optic communications is based on the principle that light in a single mode fiber can carry more information over longer distances than electrical signals can carry in a copper or coaxial medium. The purity of today's glass fiber, combined with improved system electronics, enables fiber to transmit signals well beyond 100 km (60 miles) without amplification. With few transmission losses, low interference, and high bandwidth potential, optical fiber is an almost ideal transmission medium.

The use and demand for optical fiber has grown tremendously and optical-fiber applications are numerous. Telecommunication applications are widespread, Cable television companies use fiber for delivery of both analog and digital video, Internet and voice services. Single mode based fiber optic systems are also used by the biomedical industry for the transmission of digital diagnostic images, not to mention applications for optical fiber in space, military and automotive industries.