What are two advantages of using transparent cladding for optical fibres?

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    1 22-04-2012  16:01
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    What are two advantages of using transparent cladding for optical fibres?
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    2 22-04-2012  16:06
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    Re: What are two advantages of using transparent cladding for optical fibres?
    to make the signal more secure and prevent multipath dispersion i think... if my revision is anything to go by... :L
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    3 22-04-2012  16:09
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    Re: What are two advantages of using transparent cladding for optical fibres?
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    to make the signal more secure and prevent multipath dispersion i think... if my revision is anything to go by... :L
    That sounds right, thank you!
    How does transparency make the signal more secure and prevent dispersion? like.. what's the physics behind it?
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